CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN MALAYSIA

• Main Author: Mimi Kamariah Majid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya 1987; ©1987
• Subjects: Criminal procedure > Malaysia
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xxxxiv, 386 pages 25 cm
• ISBN: 9679940187

There are many laws governing the administration of criminal justice or, specifically, criminal procedure in Malaysia but the foremost statute is the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), Just prior to 1976, criminal pro cedure in Malaysia was governed by four separate Codes, namely, one each for the Federated Malay States, the Straits Settlements, Sabah and Sarawak. In 1976, with the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment and Extension) Act, the Code for the Federated Malay States was extended to Penang and Malacca as well as Sabah and Sarawak