{"id":2147,"date":"2024-06-04T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbb.local\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:26:34","slug":"criminal-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightsbeyondborder.org\/my\/criminal-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Criminal Code is divided into 3 parts<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. General Provision<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Offense<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Misdemeanor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n



    <\/p>\n

    Types of offense under criminal law<\/b><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Offenses related to causing danger to the public<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Document related offenses<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Electronic card offenses<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Passport related\u00a0 offenses<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Sexual Offenses<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Offense against life<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Offense against the body<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. The offense of child abandonment sick or elderly people<\/span><\/li>\n
    9. Offenses against freedom<\/span><\/li>\n
    10. Offenses of thief and embezzlement<\/span><\/li>\n
    11. Offense of extortion Robbery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    12. Fraud Offense<\/span><\/li>\n
    13. Offense of embezzlement<\/span><\/li>\n
    14. Offense of receiving stolen property<\/span><\/li>\n
    15. Offense of loss of property.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      According to Section <\/b>38 <\/b>of Section <\/b>18<\/b>, there are five penalties if crimes are committed.<\/b><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Death penalty ( Injection or poison)<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Prison sentence ( In the case of a person under 18 years of age, there will be no death penalty and life imprisonment, but will imprisoned of 50 years instead.)<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Detention\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Fine<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Property confiscation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Whether crimes are committed with intent or without intent, they must be subjected to a court-imposed offence.<\/span> According to Section 92, if the defendant wants to be arrested, the officer who wants to arrest must have a warrant issued by the court. (1) An emergency situation (2) A situation where the defendant has fled (3) In the case that the defendant confesses his guilt, there is no need to have an arrest warrant. The concerned police officer needs to file a lawsuit within 48 hours after arresting the suspect.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Section<\/span> 137<\/span> i<\/span>f falsely complained to police, they must be sentenced to six months in prison and 100,00 fines<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

        \"A<\/p>\n

        The defendant has the following rights since the proceedings begin.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n

          Entitled to consultation with the lawyer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n

          During the course of the investigation, he was entitled to call a trusted lawyer or trusted person to listen to the trial.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n

          The offender has the right to meet his family.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        4. \n

          If the offender\/ suspect\u00a0 is not healthy, he is entitled to medical treatment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        5. \n

          If the offender does not have a lawyer under the age of 18, the state must find a lawyer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        6. \n

          The offender have the right to a fair trial.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        7. \n

          The perpetrator has the right to examine documents from the court during the investigation, and if the perpetrator has a lawyer, the lawyer must have the same right as the above-mentioned defendant.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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