Malaysia legislation
Section 58
of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS ACT 2007
Section 58
(a)
any step taken in relation to a trafficked person or smuggled migrant in any proceedings be it at the pre-trial, trial or post-trial stage;
(b)
any trafficked person in respect of whom custody or protection is accorded under Part V; or
(c)
any other matters under this Act, shall not reveal the name or address, or include any particulars calculated to lead to the identification of any trafficked person or smuggled migrant so concerned either as being the trafficked person or smuggled migrant or as being a witness to any proceedings.
(2)
A picture of—
(a)
any trafficked person or smuggled migrant in any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1); or
(b)
any other person, place or thing which may lead to the identification of the trafficked person or smuggled migrant, shall not be published in any newspaper or magazine or transmitted through any electronic medium.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.
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