Ugandan Faces Execution Under New Anti-Gay Law
Reuters reports: A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said. The death penalty can apply in cases deemed “aggravated”, which include repeat offences, gay sex that transmits terminal illness, or same-sex intercourse … The post Ugandan Faces Execution Under New Anti-Gay Law appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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Reuters reports:
A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said.
The death penalty can apply in cases deemed “aggravated”, which include repeat offences, gay sex that transmits terminal illness, or same-sex intercourse with a minor, an elderly person or a person with disabilities.
According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, the defendant was charged on Aug. 18 with aggravated homosexuality after he “performed unlawful sexual intercourse” with a 41-year-old man. It did not specify why the act was considered aggravated.
Read the full article. Photo: Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, who approved the law earlier this year. Activists have warned that the “aggravated” charge could be applied merely for having gay sex twice. Uganda is 85% Christian and Yoweri is a member of the Anglican Church of Uganda.
A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said. https://t.co/lepABoquPL
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