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Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 217

Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 217

s 217 Intentional insult or interruption to a religious officer sitting in any stage of a judicial proceedings

Whoever intentionally insults or causes any interruption to any religious officer while such officer is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceedings shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Dengan sengaja menghina atau mengganggu pegawai agama yang sedang bersidang dalam mana-mana peringkat tatacara kehakiman

Barang siapa dengan sengaja menghina atau menyebabkan apa-apa gangguan kepada mana-mana pegawai agama semasa pegawai itu sedang bersidang pada mana-mana peringkat tatacara kehakiman adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi dua ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau kedua-duanya.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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