Sabah state police chief Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman says police obtained a court order Wednesday to detain them for four days while they're investigated for indecent behavior.
He didn't identify the four. Local media said they were two Canadian siblings as well as a Dutch male and a British male. They were believed to be part of a group of 10 people who stripped naked before taking photos at Mount Kinabalu on May 30.
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck near the mountain Friday, killing 18 climbers.
A Sabah official has blamed the tragedy on the foreigners for showing "disrespect to the sacred mountain."
Related story
British woman 'sorry' for posing naked on Malaysia mountain
