Three of the cosplayers arrested were Japanese women, with the fourth a man from Spain.
However, at around 3 p.m. officials from the Selangor Immigration Department, which has jurisdiction over Shah Alam, raided the Ideal Convention Center, Geek Summit’s venue, questioning 13 participants and arresting four foreign cosplayers.
Meanwhile, Geek Summit’s organizers have called the detention of the four foreign cosplayers unfair.
The cosplayers face the possibility of fines and deportation, though thankfully long-term incarceration doesn’t seem to be applicable to their alleged offences.