Malaysia legislation

Section 80

of *POLICE ACT 1967

Section 80

(2)

Any person summoned as a witness under subsection (1) who fails to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons or on adjournment, or refuses to answer any question that is lawfully put to him or to produce any such document which it is in his power to

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produce, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to a fine of one hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any person compellable to answer any question or produce any document in respect of any matter which would have been protected from disclosure on the ground of privilege if the proceedings had been held in any court.