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This is the country where if you wear a rainbow Swatch watch, you could face 3 years in prison

2023-08-11 16:41:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
This is the country where if you wear a rainbow Swatch watch, you could face 3
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Wearing a rainbow-themed Swatch watch in Malaysia can now land you three years in jail after the government banned what it described as "LGBTQ-related" products claiming they are "harmful to morals".

Anyone who places, sells, imports or distributes such products including watches, accessories or related packaging faces not only the possibility of a prison sentence, but also a fine of up to $4,375, according to official gazette documents seen by CNN .

Homosexuality is a crime punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country that has seen a rise in conservative attitudes in recent years.

"Swatch products have been banned as they are harmful, or potentially harmful to morals, public interest and national interest by promoting, supporting and normalizing the LGBTQ movement which is not accepted by the general Malaysian public," said the Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement.

The move comes after Malaysian authorities in May raided Watch stores across the country, confiscating 172 watches that were part of the brand's 2023 Pride Collection, which comes in rainbow colors.

The watches were seized because they "had LGBTQ connotations," authorities said at the time./ CNA





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