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  1. What is 'identification parade' ? A parade conducted in order to test if a witness is able to identify the accused. 2. Which provision provides for the test of identification parade? Evidence of an identification parade is admissible under section 9 of the Evidence Act 1950 . 3. What is the procedure to conduct an identification parade? No written law available on constructing an identification parade.  However, Justice Vernon Ong in Public Prosecutor v Joachim Selvanathan [2009] MLJU 748  has summarised the procedure on conducting an identification parade as follow:- All persons at the identification parade should be of the same ethnic group & same station in life as the suspect; The disparity of ages between them should not be large; The persons in the line-up need not be of exactly the same description; The identification parade must be held at the earliest opportunity; Separate identification parades must be held where there are 2 or more suspects; The witnes...