Court to rule in "gay wedding" case Nov 1 - prosecution

Saturday 11-10-2014 03:11 PM
Court to rule in

Egyptian security flank 52 suspected homosexual men accused of sexual immorality as they arrive at a Cairo court November 14, 2001. REUTERS/Aladin Abdel Naby.

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CAIRO, Oct 11 (Aswat Masriya) - Kasr al-Nil misdemeanour court will issue its verdict on November 1 in the "gay marriage" case involving eight men accused of inciting debauchery and violating public decency after appearing in a Youtube video, public prosecution said in a statement Saturday.

The video, titled "Egypt's first gay marriage", has stirred controversy after going viral on social media late August. A group of young men were filmed celebrating what appeared to be a wedding proposal between two men on a Nile boat.

The prosecutor general had also ordered the eight men to undergo examination by forensic experts. He urged their swift referral to criminal prosecution in order to "safeguard the values ??of society and implement justice." The prosecution referred them to trial on September 22.

Hisham Abdel Hameed, the Forensics Authority spokesman declared the men as "normal", not demonstrating signs of homosexuality, after undergoing physical examination.

In 2001, 52 men were arrested in Egypt after the police raided a Nile boat restaurant where the men were engaging in a "gay sex party", 23 of whom were sentenced to prison for "immoral behavior and contempt of religion".

 

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