Divorced Couple Detained in Malaysia for Alleged 'Khalwat' Hotel Stay

Johor’s Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) said on social media that officers detained the pair at 1.15am in a hotel in Kluang, following a tip-off about alleged immoral activity. It is also enforced in Muslim-majority Brunei and in Indonesia’s Aceh province through raids and surveillance by religious authorities When officers arrived at the hotel in Kluang, officers reportedly knocked several times. “They continued to knock on the door and after about six to seven minutes, it was opened by a man dressed in a T-shirt and trousers,” JAIN said in its social media post.