Cops seek Interpol's help to trace nude tourists in Semporna

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Police are conducting an investigation to trace several individuals in connection with nude pictures of a group of tourists allegedly taken on one of the islands in Semporna.

Semporna district police chief Supt Peter Umbuas said the police had received a report regarding the matter which had become viral in the WeChat and WhatsApp application that showed several men and women, believed to be tourists from China, taking pictures in the nude on the beach.

"Initial investigation reveals the pictures were taken between 2013 until two weeks ago and these pictures are believed to be taken as personal keepsakes only," he said in a statement in Semporna.

He said the police had also sought the cooperation of the Immigration and international police (Interpol) to trace the individuals in those pictures.

The case is being investigated under Section 294 of the Penal Code for doing obscene acts in a public place.

Among the pictures that were spread showed seven naked men with their backs towards the camera while a fully clothed woman was facing it.

Previously about 10 European tourists (photo) took pictures in the nude atop Mount Kinabalu and angered the people in the state while four of them were later arrested and sentenced to three days' jail and a fine of RM5,000 each.

Meanwhile Umbuas urged resort operators to advise or expose tourists visiting the resort to the laws and sensitivities of the people in Malaysia.

- Bernama



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