Furore over pervert caught red-handed upskirting but no action as violence was used in nabbing him
In a video that has gone viral, a pervert is caught red-handed upskirting. For those not in the know, it is the act of filming or photo-taking by secretly placing a smart phone under unsuspecting ladies' skirts.
The video shows the young perpetrator being caught in his act, believed to be in the Bukit Bintang vicinity in Kuala Lumpur, before being over-powered by several youths.
JANTAN PERVERT!!
Rakam dalam skirt perem*uan. Terima kasih orang ramai yang membantu. Katanya student lagi.
Terima kasih rakyat prihatin pic.twitter.com/tEZmKssvOC
— hfzrzk (@hrfuturesnq) June 16, 2025
A post uploaded to social media purportedly by one of the young 'heroes' explained that when attempting to hand over the perpetrator to the cops, shockingly, they were advised to let him go!
Why? They had used violence in overpowering the culprit.
In the end, they filed a report that the culprit had illegal gambling websites on his phone instead of the 500GB (gigabyte) of lewd photos (which were already deleted).
The young hero explained that he is posting to alert others about this troubled pervert, especially given creep is allegedly a student at the Multimedia University (MMU).
That explanation (please use translation tool to decipher) along with video of the fracas was shared on X by AsalBukanAnwar (@SnappyCraps)
According to FB, the police advised the people who caught him to let him go, because apparently they used violence to apprehend him…despite him having 500GB of upskirt video footage in his phone when they checked it. https://t.co/INYrABG7RI pic.twitter.com/ye2ktRm3Ha
— AsalBukanAnwar (@SnappyCraps) June 16, 2025
One of the young heroes also posted a follow-up by stating they are not trying to glorify their actions but merely stop such abhorrent actions by perverts.
He stated that he did not want the perpetrator to get away scot-free and claim that he had been arrested for mere gambling offences when the truth was for more disturbing and sinister.
Thanking everyone for their support, he was baffled at how they could be charged for causing harm when their citizen arrest was intended to stop a criminal act.
It was also disconcertingly highlighted that the law did not cover citizen's arrest for such incidences.
Robbery, rape, kidnapping, house-breaking, snatch theft, murder and even the spreading of fake news were covered but not apprehending perverts caught outraging the modesty of women!
Perhaps the Criminal Procedure Code needs to be updated, insinuated one netizen.
Many netizens could not quite believe what had actually transpired either with the evidence on the phone and after the pervert was caught red-handed.
Many questioned the logic applied by the cops. Were they expecting the apprehenders to politely invite the pervert to turn himself in to the police sans struggle? Can a criminal now be let off the hook simply because some force was applied in apprehending him?
There is an obvious disconnect between the law and reality when the schedule permitting a citizen's arrest is so narrow and limited. If spreading fake news can be included, surely cases of outraging modesty of females can as well.
The police also need to re-think how to go about dealing with such cases. Letting the pervert go is far from being a good idea.
Given that there is huge public outcry over this viral video, perhaps the police can charge him with the appropriate crime – unless ALL of the evidence has been wiped out.
The public, in particular concerned parents of MMU students, can also pressure the tertiary institute to expel or at least suspend this pervert if it is proven that he is indeed studying there.
Time to mobilise public opinion. – June 23, 2025
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