KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Law-enforcement authorities in Malaysia will review procedures after the release without charge of 171 people arrested during a raid last week on suspicion of same-sex activities, state media reported on Monday, citing a top official.

Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, a multi-ethnic, multi-faith country that has a dual-track legal system with Islamic laws for Muslims running alongside civil laws. Sodomy is a crime and Islamic sharia law is in place banning same-sex acts and cross-dressing.

Police arrested 208 people, including 37 foreign nationals, suspected of same-sex activities in a health club in Kuala Lumpur last Friday, state news agency Bernama reported.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Fadil Marsus said authorities then released 171

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