One of the scantily-clad singers being nabbed by district criminal investigation department officers while making her rounds through the restaurantÂ’s tables about 12.30am.
Nusajaya CID chief Deputy Superintendent Yahaya Hassan checking the sashes indicating the value of tips.JOHOR BARU: A restaurant in Taman Skudai Baru here which featured scantily-clad showgirls was busted by the police yesterday.The showgirls would perform on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights between midnight and 1am.
The place would be packed with mostly male clients on these nights as the showgirls would shed their clothes piece by piece until they were only clad in a bra and shorts.
The police busted the restaurant for flouting city council entertainment regulations and arrested the performers.
Cops also carted away RM40,000 in sound equipment and shut down the makeshift stage that the eatery had been using to hold the performances.
The restaurant had blocked off Jalan Hang Kasturi 23, a public road, by building the stage and placing its tables and chairs around it to create seating for about 1,000 diners.
Nusajaya district police chief Superintendent Abdul Aziz Ahmad said a 28-year-old scantily clad singer was nabbed by district criminal investigation department officers when she was making her rounds through the restaurant's tables about 12.30am.
Diners who appreciated her performance could tip her by buying a bouquet costing RM10 or a sash costing between RM50 and RM1,000.
Also arrested in the raid, led by Nusajaya CID chief Deputy Superintendent Yahaya Hassan, was a 24-year-old man who is the disc jockey at the restaurant.
"We are conducting investigations to charge them under Section 6(2) of the Johor Entertainment Enactment for operating an illegal entertainment centre," said Abdul Aziz.
The offence carries a one-year jail term or a RM10,000 fine or both.
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