Police have identified a male suspect in a sex video recording of him having intercourse with his woman partner at the balcony of an apartment in Bangsar South, last Tuesday.

Brickfields district police chief, ACP Muhammad Azlee Abdullah said based on information from members of the public, the man in the video was a foreigner in his 30's, and was renting the apartment with his partner.

He said further investigation revealed that the man was still in the country.

Azlee said police were also investigating the person who recorded the video and to find out the exact location where the recording took place.

He was speaking to reporters after a familiarisation reception between Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Tajuddin Md. Isa and the KL Community Policing Association, here, Tuesday.

Azlee said the case was being investigated under Sections 377D, 297 and 294 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

The 30-minute sex video went viral on social media after it was recorded by a tenant from another apartment nearby.