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6 Czechs fined for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, November 15, 2017

6 Czechs fined for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan
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6 Czechs fined for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan
A group of Czech tourists dressed in “mankinis” made famous by TV and film character Borat visited Kazakhstan and were detained by authorities in the central Asian country’s capital of Astana. (informburo.kz)

Associated Press

PRAGUE — Six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy swimsuits made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” have reportedly been detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

Sporting lime green “mankinis” and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the “I Love Astana” sign.

But local police took action, detaining them Friday and fining them $68 each for committing minor hooliganism, according to the Kazakh news website informburo.kz.

The swimsuit became popular after Baron Cohen, playing the fictional Kazakh television presenter Borat, sported it in the 2006 movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”

That film offended many Kazakhs by portraying the country as backward and degenerate.

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