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I wonder how could they justified this action under the law. The crime is stealing the electricity. The mining machines are just the assets and it's not an ille
by ezoe 5y ago
I wonder how could they justified this action under the law. The crime is stealing the electricity. The mining machines are just the assets and it's not an illegal item, It's just a bunch of computers. I guess I can't trust Malaysian law system.
- Trias11 5y agoLaw only exist for those who it was writted for. Not for those who wrote it.
- Jolter 5y agoLaw in many countries allow the justice system to confiscate items used to perpetrate a crime. Like a car used in a getaway, or a gun used in a murder (regardless of if it was legally owned to begin with). Sweden even allows the state to confiscate any belongings of a criminal that are “reasonably believed to be the profit of criminal activity” like expensive watches, jewelry or sports cars.
- smcl 5y agoThis isn't particularly rare. In fact probably the most infamous civil asset forfeiture is in USA, a country people generally considered relatively "trustworthy". See what the ACLU have to say about it (emphasis mine): """ Civil forfeiture allows police to seize — and then keep or sell — any property they allege is involved in a crime. Owners need not ever be arrested or convicted of a crime for their cash, cars, or even real estate to be taken away permanently by the government. """ https://www.aclu.org/issues/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police/asset-forfeiture-abuse https://www.aclu.org/issues/criminal-law-reform/reforming-po...