Tuesday, April 25, 2006

The Red Book




This is not the Red Book by the Communist China.

Bar Council has published a book with a red cover called "Police & Your Basic Rights". (English version)
It outlines many useful tips to the general public on their basic rights.

The Chinese version is available here.

Thanks to my learned friend, YJ, for forwarding me this info.

One piece of info not included in this red book, in which I think will be
useful for my friends in the opposition parties. The "minum kopi" invitation is kind of routine for them.

If you receive a letter from a police station which is more than 7 miles from your office or house, inviting you to give a witness statement (112 statement),
you may write a polite letter or give a phone call declining the invitation by quoting Section 111, Criminal Procedure Codes or even to the stage of putting the letter to recycle bin.

In Section 111 CPC, there is no legal obligation to attend to such invitation if the police station is more than 7 miles from your office or residence.

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