Appeal Lodged to Free Egyptian Minor Jailed on Suspicion of Gay Sex

Published November 22nd, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

An appeal was put forward Wednesday to free a 16-year-old Egyptian teenager jailed for "practicing sexual immorality," reports said. 

The boy, who has just turned 16 years old, was arrested along with 52 other men in a raid on a floating Nile nightclub called the Queen Boat, known locally as a popular gay nightspot.  

The London-based Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to free the boy, accusing the Egyptian authorities of torturing the other 52 men, who were sentenced to between one and five years with labor; 29 were acquitted - Albawaba.com

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