Article 489. Homosexuality is still a crime in Morocco
Article by Giuseppe Di Bella published on the Voxigay website on June 3, 2016, freely translated by Giacomo Tessaro
Two men, of 25 and 35 years old, were arrested last week in the city of Guelmim, located in the southwest of Morocco, by the royal gendarmerie. Caught in the flagrant crime during their love skirmishes aboard a vehicle, they were retained in the gendarmerie and then temporarily incarcerated. The first instance court of Guelmim has just decided their fate, sentenced them to a six -month sentence in prison.
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In Morocco article 489 of the criminal penal code "Listing or against nature acts with an individual of the same sex". Homosexuality is illegal and is punishable with prison from 6 months to 3 years, as well as the payment of a fine. For a few months, the judicial cases of homosexuals sentenced and thrown into prison have multiplied in Morocco, a country with a Muslim majority. It is clear that there is a mountain tide of homophobia. The situation of LGBT people is increasingly worrying, in the almost total indifference of the international community.
Morocco is a tourist destination very popular with the French; It is convenient to warn LGBT people who wish to spend their holidays. It is a country to be avoided and even more to boycottly boycott, the homosexuals are victims of. Homophobia is a crime, not homosexuality!
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Original text: Maroc. Les deux homosesexuels arrêtés à guelmim ont Étés condamnés à six mois de prison firm
