4 tourists jailed after stripping off on a sacred mountain

Four tourists have been arraigned in a Malysian court over charges that they stripped off on a sacred mountain, Mount Kinabalu in Malysia. A British woman, Eleanor Hawkins, 23, Dutch national Dylan Snel, 23 and Canadian siblings Lindsey, 23, and Danielle Peterson, 22 all admitted charges of “committing an obscene act in the public”. Eleanor admitted causing disturbance and was imprisoned for three days along with the other three. She said that she had been “stupid and disrespectful.”

The group was blamed for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake after stripping on the mountain, which is considered sacred.

Prosecutors said that the tourists along with six other people climbed to the peak to enjoy sunrise on May 30, and challenged each other to take their clothes off and pose for photographs. On 5th June, an earthquake struck near the mountain killing 18 people and leaving hundreds homeless.

Hawkins was also fined 5,000 Malaysian ringgit (£860/$1,330) on Friday.