Court orders govt to return seized Swatch watches

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The High Court holds that the home ministry acted against the law in seizing the 172 watches.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/25/court-orders-govt-to-return-172-seized-swatch-watches/  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/25/home-ministry-to-wait-for-written-judgment-before-returning-watches/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/25/kerajaan-diarah-kembalikan-172-jam-swatch-yang-dirampas/ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/25/kdn-tunggu-penghakiman-bertulis-berhubung-rampasan-jam-swatch/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #HomeMinistry #Swatch #PrideCollection

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00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered the government to return 172 Swatch watches, including

00:07the Pride collection series, seized by Home Ministry officers last year.

00:12Justice Amarjit Singh held that the Home Ministry acted against the law and ordered the government

00:17to return the watches within 14 days.

00:20Last year, the watches were seized from 11 Swatch shops in Pavilion KL, Wanutama, Sunway

00:25Pyramid, Mid Valley Mega Mall and Suria Sabah.

00:28Swatch Malaysia filed a judicial review in August 2023 to challenge the government's action.

00:34The Swiss watchmaker claimed the seizure was illegal as the watches were not defined as

00:39a form of publication under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.

00:44Amarjit said the prohibition order on the watches was only issued and gazetted in August

00:492023 after their seizure in May, adding that Swatch Malaysia did not contravene any law

00:54during the time of seizure.

00:57Although the court did not grant an order for RM64,795 in damages, Amarjit said Swatch

01:03could apply for damages if the watches were spoiled.

01:06Meanwhile, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said his ministry will wait for the

01:11court's written judgment before returning the watches.

01:15He also said his ministry would comply with the order as he did not want to be held in contempt.

01:21Natasha Bews, FMT News.

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