Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Requisition for return of fugitive criminal
(2)
There shall be furnished with any requisition made for the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)
in the case of a fugitive criminal accused of an offence, a warrant for his apprehension issued in that country; or
(b)
in the case of a fugitive criminal unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence, a certificate of the conviction and sentence in that country and a statement of the amount, if any, of that sentence which has been served, together in each case with particulars of the fugitive criminal whose return is requested and of the facts upon which and the law under which he is accused or was convicted, and evidence sufficient to justify the issue of a warrant for his apprehension under section 13.
(3)
On receipt of such requisition, the Minister may, by order under his hand and seal, signify to a Magistrate that such requisition has been made and authorize him to issue a warrant for the apprehension of the fugitive criminal.
(4)
If the Minister is of the opinion that the offence to which the warrant relates is one of a political character, he may, if he thinks fit, refuse to make any such order, and may also at any time order a fugitive criminal convicted of such offence to be discharged from custody.
Issue of warrants by Magistrate