A viral post of a couple lying and cuddling in the middle of a public field in Malaysia has drawn outrage and calls for religious authorities to act in the Muslim-majority country, where public intimacy can quickly turn into a morality row.
In one of the clips, uploaded to social media on Tuesday, a man and woman lie facing each other at Dataran Kemerdekaan in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor state. Another shows the woman with her head on the man’s lap.
Social media users claimed the pair were also kissing, though This Week in Asia could not independently verify the claim, their identities or whether they were married.
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As of Wednesday, the post had received more than 660,000 views, 4,100 likes and 4,700 shares.
It was not immediately clear whether police or Selangor religious authorities had opened an investigation into the clips.
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Much of the reaction was swift and hostile. Some users called the couple “shameless” and “stupid”, while others said they had “polluted” Shah Alam or told them to “get a room”.