Couple in Johor arrested after video of alleged indecent act inside car went viral

PASIR GUDANG (Malaysia) — The Malaysian police said on Wednesday (May 24) that they have arrested a couple for violating decency in a public place, after a video of them caught in a compromising position in a car made its rounds on Facebook.

The couple, which includes a teenager, was alleged to have acted indecently in a white Perodua Myvi car that was parked at Taman Tasik Bandar, a park located in Pasir Gudang, Johor, at 11am last Sunday.

Seri Alam police chief Superintendent Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said investigators detected the 42-second video on Facebook that was uploaded by a user called Izwan Mansur in a page called "Pasir Gudang Scientex Community group".

"The police carried out investigations and found that the incident happened at the Taman Tasik Bandar parking lot on May 21. Acting on the information, a police team from the Pasir Gudang police station arrested the couple between 11pm and 11.45pm yesterday.

"Both suspects were picked up at the Tanjung Puteri Resort and Taman Rinting near here,” said Mr Mohd Sohaimi in a statement on Wednesday.

Mr Mohd Sohaimi said the male suspect was later identified as a 29-year-old Malaysian, while the woman is 19-years-old.

He said that further checks revealed that the male suspect had a record of past criminal offences.

"Besides the arrest, police also seized a white Perodua Myvi car that was believed to be used by the suspects,” he said.

Mr Mohd Sohaimi said the case is being investigated under Section 337D of the Penal Code.

If convicted, the suspects may face imprisonment of up to two years.

Under Section 337D of the Penal Code, suspects may be convicted if they have been found to have committed a gross act of indecency.

Mr Mohd Sohaimi said the suspects are in police custody and being remanded for four days until Saturday.

"The public is reminded to refrain from committing acts that go against cultural norms and the law,” he said.

On April 7, it was reported that another couple were arrested by the Pasir Gudang police after a video of them in a compromising situation went viral earlier that week.

The 22-year-old male suspect and his 17-year-old girlfriend were acting indecently in a red Perodua Axia at a parking lot in Taman Kota Masai, a town in the Johor Bahru district.

The incident created a stir as several civil society group’s called for the police to investigate the parties that had recorded the couple’s indecent act. MALAY MAIL