The Malaysian High Court ordered the Home Ministry to return the watches.
KUALA LUMPUR – Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group has won its lawsuit against the Malaysian government over 2023’sin the South-east Asian nation, according to a report by news portal Malaysiakini.
“The search was made without a warrant and is illegal. Therefore, any seizures made as stated in notices of seizure is illegal,” Justice Amarjeet Singh said in his brief judgment. The Malaysian government seized the watches between May 13 and May 15 in 2023 following raids on 11 Swatch outlets across the country, but onlySwatch filed the suit in June 2023, demanding return of the 172 watches worth RM64,795 , and claiming that the seizure was illegal.
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