PUTRAJAYA, June 10 -- Finding the courage to enter a courtroom is a lot to ask of a child, even more so to ask them to testify or recount abuses, what more to identify the accused.

In those moments, a reassuring face can make all the difference. That is where Victim Liaison Officers (VLOs) come in, to help them take that first step through the judicial process by making the unfamiliar feel a little less frightening.

Under the Chief Justice's Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 on the Operations of the Mobile Court for Children, a VLO is a Judiciary officer or staff member appointed by the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court to manage matters involving the use of the Children's Mobile Court in criminal cases involving child victims or witn...