Malaysia bans Swatch watches celebrating LGBTQ rights

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Malaysia on Thursday banned Swatch Group's watches and accessories celebrating LGBTQ rights, saying the Swiss watchmaker's products may be harmful to morality and public interest.

A logo of Swiss watch maker Swatch Group is pictured on a store in Geneva, Switzerland, May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibousewatches and accessories celebrating LGBTQ rights, saying the Swiss watchmaker's products may be harmful to morality and public interest.

The home ministry on Thursday said it was prohibiting any LGBTQ references on Swatch watches, boxes, wrappers, accessories or other items. Selling or owning the banned material is punishable by up to three years in jail and a fine of up to 20,000 ringgit , it said.for the May seizure, which it says was illegal and damaged its reputation.in the capital Kuala Lumpur. It took the move after the frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticised the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.

 

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