Two arrested for indecent act in Penang cemetery remanded pending trial tomorrow
Police have detained two individuals suspected of committing lewd acts at an Air Itam Chinese cemetery, with charges expected to be filed on March 26. The incident occurred around midnight between the couple's home and a nearby mosque before they were discovered by police officers in their underwear near gravesites.
Key Points
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1Police have arrested two individuals suspected of committing indecent acts or lewd behavior at the Batu Gantung Chinese cemetery near Air Itam, Penang.
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2The incident occurred on March 22 and was discovered after a viral video clip went online following reports from witnesses including an elderly man who saw them naked in public.
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3A couple has been remanded for three days to assist investigations into the alleged indecent acts committed at the cemetery last week.
Developments
A 58-year-old and a 37-year-old couple will be charged with committing indecent acts in public at Air Itam Magistrates Court following an arrest after viral videos showed the man nude engaging in lewd behavior near Batu Gantung Chinese cemetery. The pair, who are not married to each other according to Penang police chief Azizee Ismail and were arrested across two locations last week while on remand until tomorrow's hearing.
Police have arrested two suspects for indecent acts at Batu Gantung Cemetery following viral footage of an incident on March 22 involving locals admitted under Sections 509 and 374(a) (Penal Code). The first suspect, a woman aged around thirty-seven years old was apprehended near Jalan Padang Tembak while the second individual in his late fifties or early sixties appeared before another location.
Police arrested two suspects—a 62-year-old man and his wife—after they were caught committing an indecent act at Batu Gantung Cemetery in Air Itam on March 21, which was subsequently recorded by a bystander who confronted them. The couple admitted their involvement during preliminary investigations under the Penal Code before being remanded for three days to assist authorities with further inquiries into the incident captured via video and social media reports.
Police arrested a woman (aged 37) and an older man for indecent acts at a Chinese cemetery in Batu Gantong on March 22, following viral videos that sparked public outrage; both suspects admitted involvement while authorities also investigate the online dissemination of footage under relevant penal codes.