Sex on the security guard's otak

A case of indecent dressing or are security guards trying to outsmart dress code?




REMEMBER the saronggate incident of June 9, 2015 which led to the Road Transport Department (JPJ) having to issue a formal apology to sarong victim Suzanne GL Tan who was handed a sarong to cover her legs by the Wangsa Maju JPJ office?

Fearing that she would not be able to get approval for the transfer form for a car she had just sold, Tan had meekly abided by the instruction to cover up the lower part of her body.


But Tan’s Facebook posting went viral, sparking anger and disbelief, which ultimately prompted the then-Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai to deny the existence of a sarong policy or an unnecessary dress code guideline to inconvenient visitors at JPJ branches.




The then-deputy Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi went on to say that the Transport Ministry had come to a consensus that security guards, including those from Rela, would no longer be allowed to instruct the public to cover up.


“Whether the public adhere to a dress code or are wearing appropriate clothing, will be assessed by the government officers working at the counters, not the security guards,” he told the Malay Mail.



Ironically, the Rela officer responsible for making Tan don a sarong was later awarded a “letter of appreciation” as a morale booster by the then-Rela director-general Lukeman Saaid because she had come under heavy fire after the June 9 incident.

Ever since the saronggate furore, there has been numerous related incidents whereby visitors to hospitals or government agencies were denied entry as they were adjudged to have flouted the existing dress code.

While in most cases, benefit of doubt should be accorded to the security guards on duty, denying Leni Fernandez, 43, (main pic, left) entry into the Wisma Persekutuan in Johor Bahru on Monday (May 9) on grounds that her attire was “provocative and indecent” despite her wearing a long-sleeved below-the-knee dress is surely a bad decision.

“My wife was wearing a long-sleeved dress that ended around 7cm below her knees, with closed-toed shoes yet the male security guard told her ‘Pakaian awak menjolok mata dan tidak sopan’ (your attire is provocative and indecent),” lawyer Norman Fernandez told The Star about his wife who was heading to the government complex canteen for lunch.

“After that, Leni called me and I walked over from my office to learn more about the situation. The guard also insisted that non-Muslims should wear clothes that ended at the ankles or wear trousers at the very least.

“We found this quite bizarre as his job is to man the guard post, not assess people’s attire. I think he was just imposing his own beliefs and moral values on others in deciding what they should or should not wear.”

Well, perhaps the kebaya nyonya (main pic, right) would do the trick but wouldn’t the translucent, figure-hugging dress also break the dress code of most hospitals and government agencies given that the bra or corset of the wearer is often visible? – May 11, 2022

Main pic credit: The Star

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Recall my post: Seductive temptation from a certain angle far, far away, contents as follows:

Remember this post last year, Dress code for 12-year old schoolgirl at Malaysian Chess Tournament?

above dress worn by a 12-year old schoolgirl

the then unnamed chess tournament directer deemed above dress of 12-year-old schoolgirl as “seductive” and “a temptation from a certain angle far, far away”

The Malay Mail Online had then published Chess girl withdrew due to anxiety over peeping, mum says after she came to know the chess tournament director had considered her dress as “seductive” and “a temptation from a certain angle far, far away”.

Well, that bloke was/is Sophian A Yusuf, the Malaysian Chess Federation assistant secretary and at time of “a temptation from a certain angle far, far away” was tournament director for the National Scholastic Chess Championship.

Sophian A Yusuf 

FMT has just reported (extracts):

Sophian filed the suit in connection with Zuraida’s alleged defamatory remarks over his action in forcing a 12-year-old girl to quit a chess tournament last year because she wore a short skirt. [...]

Sophian, 44, filed the suit on Nov 20 last year, over Zuraida’s remarks on his action in asking the girl to quit a chess tournament held in Putrajaya between April 14 and 16 last year.

In the statement of claims, Sophian, who was the tournament director for the National Scholastic Chess Championship, stated that the remarks by Zuraida were published in newspapers and several news portals, including Malaysiakini and Sin Chew Daily, and these were intended to embarrass him as well as tarnish his reputation and integrity in local and international chess tournaments.

He claimed the remarks by Zuraida suggested that he was a “paedophile” and “became aroused when looking at girls in short skirts with the tendency to commit sexual abuse”.

He is seeking a court order for Zuraida to retract her statement and an injunction to prevent her or her agents from republishing the said words, as well as an apology from the PKR women’s wing chief.

Sophian is also seeking general, special exemplary and aggravated damages, as well as interests, cost and other relief deemed fit by the court.

Zuraida, in her defence statement filed last Jan 18, said her statement was fair comment and had no malicious intent.

Let's hope the little sweetheart is indeed 'far far away' distance-wise and also from a 'certain angle' vis-a-vis the court case. 12-year old girls should not be exposed to such serious legal matters.

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Another recall, as brought to our attention by Mukhriz Mahathir:

According to MyGovernment, which is a “single gateway to all government online services”, polygamy is required by Islam, among others, due to the husband’s “incredible sense of sexual desire” that the wife cannot fulfil.