The High Court ruling which found Malaysia’s Home Ministry’s seizures last year of 172 Swatch watches worth RM64,795 — without search warrants and before the watches were even banned for having lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elements — to be illegal is still valid and has not been challenged. This is because the Home Ministry has not pursued any appeal against the High Court’s decision. Yesterday was the end of the usual 30-day deadline for the Malaysian government and the Home Ministry to file an appeal at the Court of Appeal. When contacted by Malay Mail today, the Attorney General’s Chambers’ federal counsel Mohammad Sallehuddin Md Ali confirmed that no appeal was filed for the Swatch case.