Malaysian government ordered to return seized LGBTQ+ Swatch watches

The Malaysian government has been ordered to return hundreds of watches, made in the different colours of the rainbow, after seizing them for containing “LGBT elements.”

A court in the Southeast Asian country ordered the government to return them to Swiss watchmaker Swatch after they were seized in May 2023.

Home affairs minister Saifuddin Nasution said the government’s legal team was looking into the “basis of the judgement” before considering whether to appeal.

The government must “respect the decision” or else face contempt of court, he added.

Swatch issued a legal complaint, demanding $14,000 (£11,200) in damages, arguing that the items were not “capable of causing any disruption to public order”.

Anwar Ibrahim’s administration is under pressure to return the watches. (Getty)

The authorities must hand back the items within

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