Swiss watchmaker Swatch has sued the state of Malaysia for seizing rainbow-colored LGBTQ watches, a company lawyer said Monday.
Swatch’s lawyer, Nizam Bashir, told AFP the lawsuit was against the interior minister and the Malaysian government. She will be heard in a court in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
In May this year, Swatch stores in shopping malls across the country, including the capital Kuala Lumpur, were raided by Interior Ministry police officers. It announced that “watches with LGBT elements” had been seized.
The LGBTQ community faces discriminatory measures in Malaysia. Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by law enforcement and corporal punishment. (sda/awp/afp)
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