Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of AKTA PENCEGAHAN JENAYAH (PINDAAN ) 2015

Seksyen 5

Pindaan seksyen 4

(a)

dalam subperenggan (2)(a)(i), dengan memotong perkataan

“or a Deputy Public Prosecutor”;

(b)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (2) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2a)  No person shall be arrested and detained under this section solely for his political belief or political activity.”; dan

(c)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (3) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(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;

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(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.”.

Penggantian seksyen 7b

Section 5 — AKTA PENCEGAHAN JENAYAH (PINDAAN ) 2015