The nine are Branden Stobbs,29,Edward Leaney,25,Nicolas Kelly,27,Thomas Laslett,28,Thomas Whitworth,28,James Paver,27,Adam Pasfield 25,Timothy Yates,29,and Jack Walker.
All nine apologised for hurting the feelings of the people of Malaysia,saying"we are remorseful of our conduct that day".
They acknowledged the"national sensitivity"of the stunt and said"for that we are truly sorry for disrespecting the Malaysian flag and people". They said the incident was"purely an error of judgment on our behalf".
Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah,the lawyer for the men,told the court they were part-time surf lifesavers and that wearing swimmers in public was second nature to them,so they didn't think twice about stripping down.