Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Every police officer and every penghulu shall forthwith communicate to the nearest Magistrate or police officer not below the rank of Inspector any information which he may have or obtain respecting—
(a)
the occurrence of any sudden or unnatural death or of any death under suspicious circumstances; or
(b)
the finding of the dead body of any person without its being known how the person came by his death.