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A senior police officer may, on the direction of the Malaysian authority, order in writing or orally any person who is specified by the foreign government or foreign authority, or any other person who is reasonably suspected to have any relevant knowledge or information, to attend before him or any other senior police officer to be examined in respect of the drug-related matter specified by the foreign government or foreign authority.

A person to whom an order has been given under subsection (1) shall attend in accordance with the terms of the order to be examined and shall continue to so attend from day to day as directed by the police officer conducting the examination until the examination is completed.

A person undergoing an examination under this section shall disclose all information which is within his knowledge, or which is available to him, or which is capable of being obtained by him, in respect of the matter in relation to which he is being examined, whether or not any question is put to him with regard thereto, and where any question is put to him he shall answer the same truthfully and to the best of his knowledge and belief.

A person being examined under this section shall produce all such documents, articles or things as may be relevant to the examination or as he may be required to produce by the senior police officer examining him, and the same may be retained in police custody or transmitted to the foreign government or foreign authority.

Nothing contained in subsections (3) and (4) shall be construed as compelling the person who is being examined under this section to disclose any information or produce any document, article or thing which may incriminate him or his then lawful spouse for any offence under any law of Malaysia or of the foreign country.

Any person who contravenes any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.