Six men who took part in the “Malaysia Nudist Sports Games” event which became a viral video recently have been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment and fined RM5,000 each after pleading guilty to public lewdness.
Another three men and a woman who also participated in the event claimed trial to the charge.
Loh Kok Hong, 41, Mu Wai Peng, 34, Justin Ang Ji Keng, 24, Yam Kam Hoong, 54, Lionel Loo Joo Heng, 52, and R. Nanda Kumar, 40, admitted committing obscene acts at a public space in Teluk Bahang from 3pm to 6pm on May 30.
Those who claimed trial were Kong Meng Long, 38, Chew Tok Hua, 57, Chan Chia Wen, 27, and Teh Guan Hoon, 37.
All 10 defendants are Malaysian, although Yam and Loh hold Singapore permanent resident status.
The defendants were charged under Section 294(a) of the Penal Code for participating in lewd activity in a public space, which carries a maximum sentence of three month’s in prison, a fine, or both.
Yam also pleaded guilty to a charge of circulating obscene video clips of the event, under Section Section 292 which carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Balik Pulau Magistrate Muhammad Najib Ismail ordered Yam to serve a prison term of a further six months, to run concurrently with the other jail term, according to The Star Online‘s Kiatsak Chua.
When passing down the sentence, Muhammad Najib said that the six who pleaded guilty had broken the fifth principle of the Rukun Negara – Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan, or Courtesy and Decency.
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