Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Penal Code [Act 574], which is referred to as the “Code” in this Act, is amended by inserting after section 130f the following sections:
“Receiving training and instruction from terrorist groups and persons committing terrorist acts 130fa. Whoever receives training or instruction, or agrees or arranges to receive training or instruction—
(a)
in the making or use of any explosive or other lethal device;
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(b)
in carrying out a terrorist act; or
(c)
in the practice of military exercises or movements, from a member of a terrorist group or a person engaging in, or preparing to engage in, the commission of a terrorist act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to thirty years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Attendance at place used for terrorist training 130fb. (1) Whoever attends at any place, within or outside
Malaysia—
(a)
knowing or having reason to believe that instruction or training is being provided there wholly or partly for the purposes connected with the commission or preparation of a terrorist act; or
(b)
where he could not reasonably have failed to understand that instruction or training was being provided there wholly or partly for such purposes, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, it shall be irrelevant—
(a)
whether the person concerned receives the instruction or training himself; and
(b)
whether the instruction or training is provided for purposes connected with one or more particular terrorist act.
(3)
References in this section to instruction or training being provided include references to instruction or training being made available.”.
Amendment of section 130j