Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Amendment of section 4
(a)
in subparagraph (2)(a)(i), by deleting the words “or a
Deputy Public Prosecutor”;
(b)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2a) No person shall be arrested and detained under this section solely for his political belief or political activity.”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:
“(4) The Public Prosecutor may appear in any application made under this section.
(5)
For the purpose of this section, “political belief or political activity” means engaging in a lawful activity through—
(a)
the expression of an opinion or the pursuit of a course of action made according to the tenets of a political party that is at the relevant time registered under the Societies Act 1966
[Act 335] as evidenced by—
(i)
membership of or contribution to that party;
or
(ii)
open and active participation in the affairs of that party;
Prevention of Crime (Amendment)
(b)
the expression of an opinion directed towards any government in Malaysia; or
(c)
the pursuit of a course of action directed towards any government in Malaysia.”.
Substitution of section 7b