KUALA LUMPUR — Swiss watchmaker Swatch won a suit against the Malaysian government on Monday after a court ordered the return of 172 Swatch watches that were seized last year due to designs that authorities said bore LGBT elements.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution, in an immediate response, said the government will wait for the court's full judgment before deciding whether to appeal.
TRIUMPH A man walk pass Swatch outlet at a shopping mall in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 10, 2023. Swatch on Nov. 25, 2024, won a suit against the Malaysian government over the issue its watches' designs had LGBT undertones. AP PHOTO