Section 35
Section 35
Where a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in respect of an offence in any country is returned by that country to Malaysia, the person—
(a)
shall, while travelling to and from, and while in Malaysia, be kept in custody as the Minister orders in writing and the Minister may make such an order notwithstanding anything in any written law to the contrary; and
(b)
shall not be tried in Malaysia in respect of any offence other than an offence proved by the facts on which the return is based or any lesser offence proved by the facts on which that return was grounded or, with the consent of the country which returned him, any other extraditable offence.
(2)
Where—
(a)
a person is held in custody in accordance with an order of the Minister under paragraph (1)(a); and
(b)
the country which returned the person informs Malaysia that the person has served his sentence of imprisonment in that country and is no longer required to be returned, the Minister shall revoke such order.