Malaysia legislation

Section 14

of *EVIDENCE OF CHILD WITNESS ACT 2007

Section 14

Restrictions on media reporting and publication

(2)

A picture of the child witness or any other person, place or thing which may lead to the identification of the child witness in the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) shall not be published in any mass-media or transmit through any electronic medium.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

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