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s 11 Immunities and privileges
(1) A person who is in Malaysia pursuant to a request made under section 9 shall not—
(a) be detained, prosecuted or punished in Malaysia for any offence that is alleged to have been committed, or that was committed, before his departure from the foreign State concerned pursuant to the request;
(b) be subjected to any civil suit in respect of any act or omission that is alleged to have occurred, or that had occurred, before his departure from the foreign State pursuant to the request; or
(c) be required to give evidence or assistance in relation to any criminal matter in Malaysia other than the criminal matter to which the request relates.
(2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply if—
(a) the person has left Malaysia; or
(b) the person has had the opportunity of leaving Malaysia and has remained in Malaysia otherwise than for—
(i) the purpose to which the request relates; or
(ii) the purpose of giving evidence or assistance in a criminal matter in Malaysia certified by the Attorney General in writing to be a criminal matter in which it is desirable that the person gives evidence or assistance.
(3) A certificate given by the Attorney General under subparagraph
(2)(b)(ii) has effect from the day specified in the certificate, which may be a day before the day on which the certificate is given.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Seseorang yang berada di Malaysia menurut permintaan yang dibuat di bawah seksyen 9 tidak boleh-
(a) ditahan, didakwa atau dihukum di Malaysia atas apa-apa kesalahan yang dikatakan telah dilakukan, atau yang telah dilakukan, sebelum orang itu berlepas dari Negara asing yang berkenaan menurut permintaan itu;
(b) dikenakan apa-apa guaman sivil berkenaan dengan apaapa perbuatan atau peninggalan yang dikatakan telah berlaku, atau yang telah berlaku, sebelum orang itu berlepas dari Negara asing itu menurut permintaan itu; atau
(c) dikehendaki memberikan keterangan atau bantuan berhubung dengan apa-apa perkara jenayah di Malaysia selain perkara jenayah yang berkaitan dengan permintaan itu.
(2) Subseksyen (1) terhenti terpakai jika-
(a) orang itu telah meninggalkan Malaysia; atau
(b) orang itu telah berpeluang untuk meninggalkan Malaysia dan telah terus berada di Malaysia selain bagi-
(i) maksud yang berhubungan dengan permintaan itu;
(ii) maksud memberikan keterangan atau bantuan dalam suatu perkara jenayah di Malaysia yang diperakui oleh Peguam Negara secara bertulis sebagai suatu perkara jenayah yang mengenainya wajar orang itu memberikan keterangan atau bantuan.
(3) Sesuatu perakuan yang diberikan oleh Peguam Negara di bawah subperenggan (2)(b)(ii) berkuat kuasa dari hari yang dinyatakan dalam perakuan itu, yang boleh merupakan suatu hari sebelum hari perakuan itu diberikan. Batasan atas penggunaan pernyataan
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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).
