15-6-2023 (KUALA LUMPUR) Two men have been apprehended by the authorities after allegedly urinating in public areas at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex of Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI). The South Johor Bahru district police chief, Raub Selamat, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Tuesday (June 13). The suspects, aged between 48 and 66, were reported by auxiliary policemen stationed at the BSI following separate incidents.
While the arrested individuals are identified as foreigners, the police did not provide further details regarding their nationalities. Raub Selamat stated that the cases are being investigated under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 (Revised 1987), which deals with behaving in an insulting manner. The suspects could face a fine of RM100 (US$22).
Additionally, one of the men is being investigated under Section 6(3) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for not possessing any identification documents, as revealed by Mr. Raub. It was confirmed that both suspects tested negative for drugs.
A video, lasting 11 seconds, captured one of the incidents, showing a man urinating in a public area of the CIQ complex building. In the footage, the suspect can be heard explaining to the person recording the incident that he urgently needed to relieve himself and could no longer hold it in.
The video also reveals the presence of a moving car on the road beside the pillar where the man was urinating, with several other vehicles visible in the background. This recent case follows two separate incidents that occurred at Johor’s land checkpoints last month.
On May 8, a woman was caught on video urinating behind a closed counter at the CIQ complex in BSI. Subsequently, two days later, a man was recorded urinating near a prayer room at the Johor immigration building connected to the Woodlands Causeway.
