Kuala Lumpur, 17th July 2026 - Director of the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department, CP Dato’ Noor Hisam Nordin has said wearing uniforms resembling those of security forces, including foreign soldiers, at cosplay events is not automatically an offence.
Although regarded as an expression of personal interest and hobby, for police, the wearing of costumes and the use of certain accessories is actually subject to legal provisions.
He said the act could become an offence if done with the intention, or under circumstances, to mislead the public into believing the individual is an actual security forces member, adding that such cases would be investigated under Section 140 of the Penal Code.
"If the costume is accompanied by imitation weapon props, such as rifles, replica pistols or airsoft guns, without a valid licence, the individual may be investigated under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960 (Act 206).
"Participants must also pay attention to the ban on carrying imitation firearms that resemble real weapons, scheduled sharp weapons including keris, parang, spears, axes, brass knuckles and samurai swords, even if they are replicas."
Dato’ Noor Hisam said during the first six months of this year, one investigation paper was opened under Section 140 of the Penal Code following an incident in Gombak, Selangor, after a widely spread video showed a man wearing clothing resembling that of security personnel while carrying what is believed to be an imitation weapon, but no arrests were made.
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