Malaysia legislation
Section 56
of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS ACT 2007
Section 56
Any person who—
(a)
removes a trafficked person from a place of refuge without lawful authority;
(b)
knowingly assists or induces, directly or indirectly, a trafficked person to escape from a place of refuge; or
(c)
knowingly harbours or conceals a trafficked person who has so escaped, or prevents him from returning to the place of refuge, commits an offence.
Power of Minister to remove trafficked person from one place of refuge to another