Malaysia ordered to return LGBT watches

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Malaysian government ordered to return LGBT Swatch watches

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Malaysian court orders government to return 172 rainbow-coloured watches seized from Swatch .

The government seized the timepieces because they featured "LGBT elements" Homosexuality is illegal in Muslim -majority Malaysia and punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

But a court ruled the government did not have a warrant to confiscate the items.

A law prohibiting the sale of the watches was only passed later, making the seizure unlawful.

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