Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
(a)
the Minister shall inform such prescribed foreign State of
Malaysia’s intention to apply for transfer of the prisoner to the prescribed foreign State; and
(b)
the Minister shall request such prescribed foreign State to indicate its provisional views on the application, including the method by which it is likely that the sentence of imprisonment would be enforced by the prescribed foreign
State if, following a formal application for transfer, the prescribed foreign State consents to the transfer.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may provide the prescribed foreign State with—
(a)
details of any request for extradition of the prisoner that has been made under the Extradition Act 1992 [Act 479]
or of any expression of interest in extradition made by another State or of any State that, in the opinion of the
Minister, may wish to extradite the prisoner; or
(b)
any other information the Minister considers may assist the prescribed foreign State in giving its provisional views on the proposed transfer.
Application for transfer from Malaysia