KOTA KINABALU, Sabah, Malaysia - The long arm of the law has
finally caught up with two unfortunate Canadian women accused of stripping naked on Mount
Kinabalu on May 30. 
Earlier, Malaysian authority had prohibited five foreign tourists who
stripped naked at the peak of Mount Kinabalu last month, said state police
commissioner Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman. He said the move was to facilitate police investigations into the incident.
The Canadians namely Lindsey
Petersen, 23, and Danielle Petersen, 22, have been barred from leaving Malaysia
and they will be brought to face the Ranau Native Court, the Borneo Post
reported today.
Under Section 290 of the Penal Code for public
nuisance and could
face a fine of up to RM400.
However, Lindsey , Danielle are
being summoned under the Native Court Enactment 1992 and police will be brought
in should they fail to show.
On Monday, Malaysian authorities arrested a European man for allegedly
stripping naked and urinating on Mount Kinabalu. He was arrested at the city’s
airport as he sought to fly to the Philippine.
There is no report whether any charge had been made to the man.
There is no report whether any charge had been made to the man.
On May 30, a group of 10 foreign tourists had stripped naked
and urinated on the summit of Mount Kinabalu, leading Deputy Chief Minister Tan
Sri Pairin Kitingan(middle photo) to say that the act had caused the 6.0-magnitude quake to
strike the state.
Mount Kinabalu, a World Heritage Site and popular climbing
destination, is considered sacred by Sabah’s Kadazan Dusun tribal group, who
believe it is a resting place for spirits.
According to The Board of Trustees of The Sabah Parks
Chairman, Datuk Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin, you are not even allowed to shout,
what more urinate and strip naked.
- The indigenous people of Sabah believe that the act had angered the spirit of the mountain, resulting in the earthquake that occurred last Friday, claiming the lives of 19 people.
Source: Borneo Post, Agencies
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