Malaysia legislation
Section 116C
Section 116C
(a)
to intercept, detain and open any postal article in the course of transmission by post;
(b)
to intercept any message transmitted or received by any communication; or
(c)
to intercept, listen to or record any conversation by communication.
(2)
The Public Prosecutor, if he considers that any communication is likely to contain any information relating to the commission of an offence, may—
(a)
require a communications service provider to intercept and retain a specified communication or communications of a specified description received or transmitted, or
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about to be received or transmitted by that communications service provider; or
(b)
authorize a police officer to enter any premises and to install on such premises, any device for the interception and retention of a specified communication or communications of a specified description and to remove and retain such device.
(3)
Where any person is charged with an offence, any information obtained under subsection (1) or (2), whether before or after such person is charged, shall be admissible in evidence at his trial.
(4)
An authorization by the Public Prosecutor under this section may be given either orally or in writing, but if an oral authorization is given, the Public Prosecutor shall as soon as practicable reduce the authorization in writing.
(5)
The Court shall take cognizance of any authorization by the
Public Prosecutor under this section.
Procedure where investigation cannot be completed within twenty-four hours