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Gambian Police
Arrest Two Spanish Men for "Homosexual Proposals"

Gambian Police
Arrest Two Spanish Men for "Homosexual Proposals"

Authorities in Gambia arrested two Spanish men for allegedly making "homosexual proposals" to taxi drivers on Friday, according to the International Harold Tribune.

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Authorities in Gambia arrested two Spanish men for allegedly making "homosexual proposals" to taxi drivers on Friday, according to the International Herald Tribune.

The Spaniards were taken into custody after taxi drivers reported being solicited by them, according to police spokesman Sulayman Secka.

"They are helping the police in their investigation," Secka told the Herald Tribune, but he declined to give further details on the incident or say when the men may be released.

The arrests come less than three weeks after Gambia's president, Yahya Jammeh, ordered that all homosexuals leave the West African nation. Jammeht, on a televised interview, threatened to "cut off the head" of anyone found to be gay.

Gay sex is illegal in Gambia, and anyone convicted of engaging in it faces up to 14 years in jail. (The Advocate)

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Gambian Police
Arrest Two Spanish Men for "Homosexual Proposals"

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