Section 9
Public Prosecutor’s powers to obtain information
(a)
require any such person to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by such person and by the spouse and children of such person and specifying the date on which each of the properties enumerated was acquired by way of purchase, gift, bequest, inheritance or otherwise;
(b)
require any such person to furnish a sworn statement in writing of any money or other property paid or disposed of by him during such period as may be specified in the order;
(c)
require any other person to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by such person where the
Public Prosecutor has reasonable grounds to believe that such information may be relevant to the investigation or proceedings;
(d)
require the Director General of Income Tax to furnish all information available to the Director General relating to the affairs of such person or of the spouse or child of such person and to produce or furnish any document or a certified copy of any document specified in the notice
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relating to such person or the spouse or child of such person which is in the possession or under the control of the Director General;
(e)
require the person in charge of any department, office or establishment of the Government, or the president, chairman, manager or chief executive officer of any public body to produce or furnish any book or document or a certified copy of any book or document specified in the notice which is in his possession or under his control.
(2)
Every person to whom an order is given by the Public
Prosecutor under subsection (1) shall, notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, comply with the terms of that order within such time as may be specified therein and any person who wilfully neglects or fails so to comply shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.