Malaysian cops bust 9 Aussies for wearing flag-themed undies at F1 race

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3rd October 2016

NINE Australian nationals found themselves in hot water on Sunday after they stripped down to underwear carrying motifs of the Southeast Asian country’s national flag during its leg of the Formula One (F1) Grand Prix.

The authorities said the men, reportedly F1 fans aged between 25 and 29, were arrested after the race at about 5pm in the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

“They will be remanded for four days beginning today. The remand period will be discussed with the Deputy Public Prosecutor for further action,” Sepang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Aziz Ali was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times.

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9 Aussie fools who paraded in Jalur Gemilang briefs at F1 detained for causing public unrest and indecent exposure.http://epaper.themalaymailonline.com/2016/10/03/brains-down-under-2/ …

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Photographs of the ‘stripped’ men celebrating the end of the race on the track went widely circulated on social media, sparking outrage among netizens while others thought it was laughable.

The arrested men, according to the NST, were being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955.

SEE ALSO: 4 foreigners plead guilty to posing naked on Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu

Wearing ‘revealing’ swimwear is not illegal in the Muslim-majority country but foreign visitors are constantly reminded to dress modestly in line with local customs. The arrests yesterday were made after members of the public became offended over the ‘insult’ to the ‘Jalur Gemilang’ flag.

 

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Some foreign bastards are just too much,SYABAS#PDRM
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At press time, the Australian embassy in Kuala Lumpur had yet to issue a comment on the arrests.

In June last year, four foreigners were dragged Malaysian court after they stripped on Mount Kinabalu. The four – two Canadian sisters, a British woman and Dutch man – were jailed for four days.