Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Seksyen 12
Questions irrelevant to case not to be asked
A Peguam Syarie shall not—
(a)
ask a question which affect the credibility of the person who gave evidence by injuring his character which is irrelevant to the case unless the Peguam Syarie has reasonable grounds for thinking that the imputation is
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well-founded and true; and
(b)
ask a question which relates to matters so remote in time or of such a character that it would not materially affect the credibility of a person.
Duty to uphold interest of client, justice and dignity of profession