Couple from China charged in court after undressing at KLIA terminal gate
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Shi Qian (left) and Xu Jianfeng (right) pleaded guilty on Feb 14 to the charge of deliberating causing disturbance by engaging in obscene behaviour in public.
PHOTO: BERNAMA
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Two Chinese nationals who were ejected from a plane at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) after causing a commotion on board have been charged in Malaysian court on Feb 14 over an obscene act.
According to the charge sheet, they had deliberately caused a disturbance at Gate Q5 at KLIA’s Terminal 2 by undressing in a public space and revealing their undergarments, according to Malaysian news agency Bernama and media outlet China Press.
The married couple – 27-year-old Xu Jianfeng, who works in IT, and 28-year-old teacher Shi Qian – pleaded guilty to the charge.
If convicted, they could be jailed up to three months, fined, or both.
The couple will be sentenced on Feb 17.
A video of the couple being ejected from their flight
The female passenger reportedly “acted insane” and disturbed other passengers on the flight, according to an earlier statement by KLIA police chief Azman Shariat.
The couple were then escorted off the plane by security officers and taken to the police station for questioning.
It was not clear if the offence they were charged with took place before or after they were removed from the plane.
