Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 189

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s 189Place of execution of sentence

(1)

The Minister may. with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by notification published in the Gazette, declare any place to be a place of execution of sentences of death, stoning or whipping under this Chapter.

(2)

The Minister may at any time direct the closing of any place of execution of sentence.

(3)

The officer appointed by the Director of Prisons to execute the sentence, the medical officer, officer in charge of prison and any other persons ordered by the Director of Prisons shall be present during the execution of sentence.

(4)

Any sentence of death, stoning or whipping shall be witnessed by at least three Muslims.

(5)

In this section. "Minister" means the Minister of Home Affairs.

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