Laws of Malaysia: Act 574

Penal Code Section 130V

Member of an organized criminal group

130V. (1) Whoever is a member of an organized criminal group shall be punished with imprisonment for a term *of not less than five years and not more than twenty years.

(2) Until the contrary is proved, a person shall be presumed to be a member of an organized criminal group where—

(a) such person can be identified as belonging to an organized criminal group; or

(b) such person is found with a scheduled weapon as specified under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357].

*NOTE— Previously “which may extend to five years” – see section 7 of Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2014 [Act 1471].

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