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Abduction and Criminal Intimidation of Witnesses Act 1947 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 191 1947, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1947.
Opening note
Interpretation
For the purposes of this Act, the course of justice is impeded if any person from whom is required any evidence, testimony, statement or information in or for the purposes of any criminal proceeding, ceases to be available to give such evidence, testimony, statement or information, or withholds such evidence, testimony, statement or information, or gives or fabricates false evidence.
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Abduction with intent to commit extortion
Whoever abducts any person—
with the intent that such person shall be held to ransom or that extortion shall be committed from that person or any other person; or
knowing it to be likely that such person will be held to ransom or that extortion will be committed from that person or any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.
Abduction impeding the course of justice
Whoever abducts any person so that the course of justice is thereby impeded shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.
Criminal intimidation to impede the course of justice
Whoever commits criminal intimidation—
so that the course of justice is thereby impeded, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
Abetments and attempts
Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, whoever abets or attempts to commit any offence punishable under this Act shall be liable to be punished with the punishment provided for that offence.
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