ENACTMENT No. 3 Of 1989 SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 1988
PART II - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CRIMINAL COURTS Chapter II - CRIMINAL COURTS
Section 9. Public when to assist Kadi, Penyelia Agama, Pegawai Masjid, Police, Penghulu and qualified Guru Agama.
Every person is bound to assist a Kadi, Penyelia Agama, Pegawai Masjid, Police Officer, Penghulu or a qualified Guru Agama reasonably demanding his aid-
(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Kadi, Penyelia Agama, Pengawai Masjid, Police Officer, Penghulu or qualified Guru Agama is authorised to arrest; or
(b) in the prevention of breach of the peace arising from the act of arrest and detention.