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Section 20

Persons arrested by Pegawai Masjid: how to be dealt with

of Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997

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Section 20

A Pegawai Masjid making an arrest without a warrant shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer or, in the absence of such officer, take such person to the nearest police station, and a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer shall re-arrest every person so arrested.