Section 5
of International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012
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Section 5
(2)
For the purpose of this section, a prisoner has community ties with a prescribed foreign State if—
(a)
the prisoner’s principal place of residence immediately before being sentenced to imprisonment in Malaysia was in the prescribed foreign State;
(b)
the prisoner’s parent, grandparent or child has a principal place of residence in the prescribed foreign
State; or
(c)
the prisoner is married to anyone whose principal place of residence is in the prescribed foreign State.