Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part V
Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part V
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Any person who—
removes a trafficked person from a place of refuge without lawful authority;
trafficked person
“trafficked person” means any person who is the victim or object of an act of trafficking in persons;
knowingly assists or induces, directly or indirectly, a trafficked person to escape from a place of refuge; or
place of refuge
“place of refuge” means a place of refuge declared by the Minister under subsection 42(1) of this Act. Scope of application
knowingly harbours or conceals a trafficked person who has so escaped, or prevents him from returning to the place of refuge, commits an offence.
place of refuge
“place of refuge” means a place of refuge declared by the Minister under subsection 42(1) of this Act. Scope of application
trafficked person
“trafficked person” means any person who is the victim or object of an act of trafficking in persons;
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