Swatch files lawsuit against Malaysian govt over seizure of Pride watches

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Swatch claimed Home Ministry’s officers had acted “illegally, irrationally, with procedural impropriety”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

worth RM64,795 allegedly linked to its Pride Collection.

A judicial review is usually filed to challenge the actions or decisions of the government and public bodies, and to request the courts to review those decisions.Between May 13 and May 15, officers from the ministry raided 16 Swatch stores across Malaysia and seized 172 watches featuring nine different designs.

In the suit, Swatch Malaysia claimed the Home Affairs Ministry’s officers had acted “illegally, irrationally, with procedural impropriety”, and that their actions were allegedly disproportionate and for an improper purpose.

 

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