Gay massage & fitness centres raided by police
Days before the raid, TV3's 999 programme showed a 7-minute clip of a reporter going undercover with a concealed camera in a gay massage centre and a raid on an establishment in Cheras where the authorities stormed occupied private rooms.
First, a gay fitness centre at a shopping mall in Pulau Tikus, Penang was raided by police on Friday night. Seven men - a caretaker and six workers - aged between 20 and 30 were arrested. The report quoted Penang CID Chief SAC II Wan Abdullah Tunku Said as saying that police also seized three towels, massage oil, tissue boxes and a tube of lubrication jelly believed to be used during gay activities.
Next, the same weekend, police raided another 2 massage centres in Kuala Lumpur. Upon entry into the premise, they found the walls of the centres were plastered with pictures of male masseurs available to serve male clients. A total of 25 male clients were detained during the raid at the two centres which were equipped with closed-circuit television at the main entrance where clients were only admitted into the centres after giving a password.