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| Nine Australians arrested after stripping to Malaysia flag underwear at grand prix | Nine Australians arrested after stripping to Malaysia flag underwear at grand prix |
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| Malaysian police have arrested nine Australian men who stripped down during Sunday’s Formula 1 Grand Prix race to reveal underwear bearing a Malaysia-flag print. | Malaysian police have arrested nine Australian men who stripped down during Sunday’s Formula 1 Grand Prix race to reveal underwear bearing a Malaysia-flag print. |
| The spectators were arrested around the time the race ended Sunday afternoon and were being investigated for “intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace” and public indecency, state news agency Bernama quoted police saying on Monday. | The spectators were arrested around the time the race ended Sunday afternoon and were being investigated for “intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace” and public indecency, state news agency Bernama quoted police saying on Monday. |
| The nine men, aged between 25 and 29, would be held in remand for four days, Abdul Aziz Ali, the police chief of the town of Sepang, told Bernama. | The nine men, aged between 25 and 29, would be held in remand for four days, Abdul Aziz Ali, the police chief of the town of Sepang, told Bernama. |
| Abdul Aziz said the Australians were tourists who had come to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix, held at the Sepang circuit outside the capital, Kuala Lumpur. | Abdul Aziz said the Australians were tourists who had come to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix, held at the Sepang circuit outside the capital, Kuala Lumpur. |
| Shame on those Aussies by doing this. So inappropriate #nochill pic.twitter.com/jm7xfCFOCP | |
| Photos of the men flaunting the country’s national colours went viral in Malaysia after the race, provoking angry comments from some social media users who accused them of insulting the country. | Photos of the men flaunting the country’s national colours went viral in Malaysia after the race, provoking angry comments from some social media users who accused them of insulting the country. |
| Displays of public indecency are not tolerated by authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia, with foreign offenders typically given a fine before being deported. | Displays of public indecency are not tolerated by authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia, with foreign offenders typically given a fine before being deported. |