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Penal Code · Updated to 4 Jul 2023 · Chapter VII · Offences Relating to the Armed Forces
137. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Feedback & supportThe master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Malaysian Armed Forces is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one thousand ringgit, if he might have known of such concealment, but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.