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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 · Updated to 20 May 2022 · Part VI · Evidence

51. Evidence of corroboration

In any proceedings against any person for an offence under this Act, it may be proved that at or about the time of the alleged offence, or at any time thereafter, the accused, or any relative or associate of his—

(a)

held any property for which he, or his relative or associate, as the case may be, is unable to give a satisfactory account as to how he came into its ownership, possession, custody or control; or

(b)

had entered into any dealing for the acquisition of any property and he is unable to satisfactorily account for the consideration for which it is to be acquired, and the evidence in relation thereto shall be presumed to corroborate any evidence relating to the commission of the offence.

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Terms defined in s 3

associate
Defined · s 3
“associate”, in relation to a person, means— (a) any person who is a nominee or an employee of such person; (b) any person who manages the affairs of such person; (c) any organization of which such person, or any nominee of his, is a partner, or a person in charge or in control of, or has a controlling interest in, its business or affairs; (d) any corporation within the meaning of the *Companies Act 1965, of which such person, or any nominee of his, is a director or is in charge or in control of its business or affairs, or in which such person, alone or together with any nominee of his, has or have a controlling interest, or shares to the total value of not less than thirty per centum of the total issued capital of the corporation; or *NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 which come into operation on 31 January 2017—see subsection 620(1)…
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Commission
Defined · s 3
“Commission” means the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission;
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dealing
Defined · s 3
“dealing” includes— (a) any purchase, sale, loan, charge, mortgage, lien, pledge, caveat, transfer, delivery, assignment, subrogation, transmission, gift, donation, trust, settlement, deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, or extension of credit; (b) any agency or grant of power of attorney; and (c) any act which results in any right, interest, title or privilege, whether present or future or whether vested or contingent, in the whole of or in part of any property being conferred on any person.
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offence under this Act
Defined · s 3
“offence under this Act” includes a prescribed offence;
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property
Defined · s 3
“property” means real or personal property of every description, including money, whether situated in Malaysia or elsewhere, whether tangible or intangible, and includes an interest in any such real or personal property;
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relative
Defined · s 3
“relative”, in relation to a person, means— (a) a spouse of the person; (b) a brother or sister of the person; (c) a brother or sister of the spouse of the person; (d) a lineal ascendant or descendant of the person; (e) a lineal ascendant or descendant of a spouse of the person; (f) a lineal descendant of a person referred to in paragraph (b); (g) the uncle, aunt or cousin of the person; or (h) the son-in-law or daughter-in-law of the person;
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Report

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Part VII

Prosecution and Trial of Offences

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Part VIII

General

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Part IX

Repeal and Saving

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