Malaysia legislation

Section 19

of Inquiry Commissions Enactment 1981

Section 19

Any person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry under this Enactment, or who is in any way implicated or concerned in the matter under inquiry, shall be entitled to be represented by an advocate at the whole of the inquiry; and any other person who may consider it desirable that he should be so represented may, by leave of the Commissioner or

Commissioners be represented in the manner aforesaid. The State Attorney-General or the

Deputy State Attorney-General shall be entitled at any time to appear before and address the

Commissioners on any matter which to the State Attorney-General appears to be relevant to

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the inquiry.

Commissioners to be public servants and inquiries to be judicial proceedings under the Penal Code.