Official Secrets Act 1972 s 22

s 22 Evidence of accomplice

Notwithstanding any rule of law or written law to the contrary, no witness shall, in any trial or inquiry by a court in respect of an offence under this Act, be presumed to be unworthy of credit by reason only of being an accomplice in relation to such offence.

Malay text (authoritative)

Keterangan rakan sejenayah

Walau apa pun rukun undang-undang atau undang-undang bertulis yang berlawanan, tiada seseorang saksi boleh, dalam sesuatu perbicaraan atau siasatan oleh sesuatu mahkamah mengenai sesuatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, dianggap sebagai tidak boleh dipercayai kebenarannya semata-mata oleh sebab dia ialah seorang rakan sejenayah berhubung dengan kesalahan itu.

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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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