A Halloween party featuring drag queens as performers was cut short last night following a raid by the Federal Territories Religious Department (Jawi), police, and Kuala Lumpur City Hall enforcers. 

Eyewitnesses, whose names are withheld to protect their identities, told Malaysiakini the uniformed authorities arrived at the scene at Rex KL at close to 10pm, while others, believed to be in plainclothes, had earlier monitored the public event with more than 100 guests present.

“They started by...