24 Laws of Malaysia ACT 88 (5) This section shall apply in relation to any person tried after the commencement of this Act, whether or not the proceedings against such person were instituted and whether or not the relevant statement was made before such commencement. Evidence of accomplice 22. Notwithstanding any rule of law or written law to the contrary, no witness shall, in any trial or inquiry by a court in respect of an offence under this Act, be presumed to be unworthy of credit by reason only of being an accomplice in relation to such offence. Examination of offenders 23. (1) Whenever two or more persons are charged with any offence under this Act the court may require one or more of them to give evidence as a witness for the prosecution. (2) Any person referred to in subsection (1) who refuses to be sworn or to answer any lawful question shall be dealt with in the same manner as witnesses so refusing may by law be dealt with by a court. (3) Every person required to give evidence under subsection (1), who in the opinion of the court makes true and full discovery of all things as to which he is lawfully examined, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of indemnity from the court, under the seal of the court, stating that he has made a true and full discovery of all things as to which he was examined, and such certificate shall be a bar to all legal proceedings against him in respect of all such things. Protection of informers 24. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, no complaint as to an offence under this Act shall be admitted in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings whatsoever, and no witness shall be obliged or permitted to disclose the name or address of any informer, or state any matter which might lead to his discovery. (2) If any documents which are in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceedings whatsoever contain any entry