Police and Your Basic Rights Pamphlet
a.k.a. The Red Book as the Malaysian Bar calls it, published together with TANGKAP sometime ago. Good read whether you’re a laymen or otherwise.
You can download the PDF version from the Source: The Malaysian Bar
Highlights (i.e. those that I personally found interesting):
- Police authority card: Red = Suspended Police Officer!
- 112 Statement: When the police are investigating a case and think you have information / knowledge about the case, the police may examine you and take down your answers, i.e. the 112 Statement.
- When arrested, you may call a nearby Legal Aid Centre (LAC) for help.
- Magistrate: He/She is a judicial officer who has the power to make a Remand Order to detain you for more than 24 hours. The Police Officer cannot do that (he can keep you for 24 hours only).
- 1st Remand Order: 4 or 7 days. 2nd Remand Order 3 or 7 days.
- Body Search without arrest can only be done by Police Officer ranked Inspector and above! But he/she can’t put hands into pocket even. With arrest, (almost) anything goes.
- And everyone’s favorite from American cop movies applies: You have the right to remain silent. You’re obliged to share your personal particulars, and the rest can be politely ignored.
Please campaign safely this weekend!
