Malaysian Police Arrest 51 Men, Seize Drugs in Raids Linked to 'Gay Party'
Police said 36 of the 51 detainees tested positive for drugs, and officers seized MDMA, ecstasy pills, powder and ketamine in the raids.
- Malaysian authorities detained 51 men in raids on May 24 in connection with what police described as a drug-fuelled "gay party" at a Kuala Lumpur hotel, with detainees aged between 21 and 52 including 28 foreigners arrested across four separate raids.
- Homosexuality is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which operates a dual-track legal system with Islamic laws for Muslims alongside civil laws; sodomy is a crime, and rights groups warn that LGBT people face increasing scrutiny and growing intolerance.
- Narcotics investigations department director Hussein Omar Khan announced authorities seized approximately $33,000 worth of illicit drugs including MDMA, ecstasy pills and ketamine, while 36 of the detained men tested positive for drugs and faced remand in custody for three to six days.
- Prior to the raids, one man suspected of being at the party was found unconscious in the hotel lobby and pronounced dead at Kuala Lumpur Hospital with no cause of death provided, as LGBT advocacy groups accused police of holding some detainees unlawfully for nearly two days despite court-ordered release.
- The detentions reflect escalating concerns among rights groups that LGBT people in Malaysia encounter heightened scrutiny, echoing last year's mass detention of 171 people on suspicion of same-sex activities who were released without charge after no evidence was found to prosecute them.
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Malaysia police’s ‘gay party’ label sparks debate after hotel drug raid
Malaysian police arrested 51 men in a drug raid at a luxury Kuala Lumpur hotel, but their references to a “gay party” and “immoral activities” have drawn scrutiny from lawyers and rights advocates who say the language risked prejudicing suspects and stigmatising LGBTQ people. Bukit Aman narcotics chief Hussein Omar Khan said four raids were carried out between 2.35am and 5am on Sunday after police received intelligence about what they described …
51 arrested in Malaysia as man linked to 'gay party' found dead
Malaysian police have arrested at least 51 men following a series of raids on Sunday (24 May) connected to what authorities described as a drug-fuelled “gay party” at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Narcotics department director Hussein Omar Khan stated on Monday (25 May) that the men arrested were aged between 21 and 52, and 28 foreign nationals were part of the group. Khan also said drugs, including MDMA, ketamine, and ecstasy, were allegedly seized …
Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to 'gay party'
Authorities also seized about RM103,070 (US$26,000) worth of illicit drugs, including MDMA, ecstasy pills and powder, and ketamine, narcotics investigations department director Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Monday (May 25).
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The Independent (US)Malaysian police arrest 51 people after man linked to ‘gay party’ found dead
Homosexuality is criminalised in Southeast Asian nation
Police raid upscale KL hotel, arrest 51 men for drug-fuelled immoral activities
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — A total of 51 men were arrested in a series of four raids that uncovered drug abuse activities and a “gay party” at a prominent hotel in the capital early yesterday morning.Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) Director Datuk Seri Hussein Omar Khan said that the raids, conducted between 2.35 am and 5am, led to the arrest of 23 local men and 28 foreign nationals aged between 21 and 52.Hussein said that …
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