Malaysia

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
instruments to achieve the same result. For example, in the one case where a foreign country asked Malaysia
to forfeit property pursuant to a foreign forfeiture order, the matter could not be dealt with under MACMA due
to the deiciency relating to the timing of foreign forfeiture orders from non-prescribed countries. Malaysia
was however able to resolve the matter by using AMLA provisions.
8.8. From 2009 to 2013 Malaysia received 16 MLA requests relating to ML, 142 relating to predicate
offences and two relating to TF. Over the same period Malaysia made two requests relating to ML (one in
2009 and one in 2013), 34 relating to predicate offences and none relating to TF.
Table 8.1. MLA and Extradition Requests (ML, TF and predicates) from 2009 to 2013
MLA
Extradition
Types of requests
No. of requests
received
No. of requests
made
No. of requests
received
No. of requests
made
Requests related to ML 16 2 5 0
-Requests fulfi lled 16 2 5 0
-Requests denied 0 0 0 0
Requests related to predicate
142 34 49 0
offences
-Requests fulfi lled 142 34 49 0
-Requests denied 0 0 0 0
Requests related to TF 2 0 0 0
-Requests fulfi lled 2 0 0 0
-Requests denied 0 0 0 0
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8.9. The main types of crime which MLA and extradition requests relate to are loosely correlated to the
key high risk areas identiied in the NRA, although Malaysia did not make any MLA requests relating to TF,
drugs, smuggling or tax offences between 2009 and 2013.
Table 8.2. International legal assistance requests received and made
MLA – 2009-2013
Types of crime No. of requests received No. of request made
Fraud 110 16
Theft 6 5
Murder 5 6
Corruption 9 7
Drugs 14 0
EXTRADITION
Types of crime No. of requests received (2009-2013) No. of request made (2009-2013)
‘Export Control’ related
5 0
offences
Drug 4 0
Criminal breach of trust 3 0
Theft 2 0
Money Laundering 2 0
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