The Weekly Law Reports
[1968] 2 WLR 715
[PRIVY COUNCIL]
THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR APPELLANT AND OIE HEE KOI RESPONDENT
THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR APPELLANT AND OOI WAN YUI ALIAS WONG KAM CHIN RESPONDENT
TEO BOON CHAI ALIAS TEY AH SIN APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
LAW KIAT LANG ALIAS LOH KIAT LONG APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
NG SENG HUAT ALIAS NG CHING KIM AND LEE CHING SAI ALIAS LEE ZOON KHENG APPELLANTS AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
TAN SEE BOON ALIAS TAN GUAN KHIM APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
HO MING SIANG ALIAS HO SUNG APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
LEE HOO BOON ALIAS LEE CHENG HOE APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
LEE SIANG ALIAS LEE AH KIM ALIAS LEE BOK LIM APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
LEE FOOK LUM APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
LEE A BA ALIAS LEE CHEE HUA APPELLANT AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RESPONDENT
1967 July 17,
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Dec. 4
Dec. 4
LORD HODSON, LORD GUEST, LORD WILBERFORCE, SIR DOUGLAS MENZIES AND SIR GARFIELD BARWICK.
International Law
— War
— Prisoners of war
— Geneva Convention
— Whether nationals of detaining power protected
— Whether protection given to non-nationals owing allegiance to detaining power
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— Provisional protection when “a doubt arises” as to status
— Extent
— Whether for accused to raise doubt
— Enquiry into status not precluded by absence of notice to protecting power
— Point not taken at trial
— Whether subsequent conviction a mistrial
— Members of regular forces fighting in enemy territory
— Whether “any person” subject to domestic security legislation
— Consent of public prosecutor to prosecution
— Whether implied in prosecution
— Malaysia
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Internal Security Act, 1960 (Malaya) No. 18 of 1960, ss. 57 (1), 58 (1), 80
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Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 (Malaya) No. 5 of 1962, ss. 2, 4 (1), Sch. 3, arts. 4A, 5.
Malaysia
— International law
— Geneva Convention
— Members of armed force under Indonesian command captured in Malaya
— Chinese Malays either born or settled in Malaysia
— No evidence of nationality
— Whether “protected prisoners of war”
— Whether a “doubt arises” as to status
— Whether enquiry into status without notice to protecting power precluded
— Charges of carrying firearms in security area
— Consorting with Indonesian forces in security area
— Members of regular forces fighting in enemy territory
— Whether subject to domestic security legislation
— “Any person”
— Hand grenade
— Whether misdescribed as ammunition
— Consent of Public Prosecutor to prosecution
— Whether implied in prosecution
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Internal Security Act, 1960 (Malaya), ss. 57 (1), 58 (1), 80
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Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 (Malaya), ss. 2, 4 (1), Sch. 3, arts. 4A, 5.