Ugandan prosecutors have charged a man with “aggravated homosexuality” under anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced this year that makes the offence punishable by death.
The law – considered one of the harshest of its kind in the world – also includes penalties for consensual same-sex relations of up to life in prison.
The suspect “was charged in Soroti [in eastern Uganda] and he is on remand in prison. He will be appearing in court for mention of the case,” said Jacquelyn Okui, a spokesperson for Uganda’s directorate of public prosecutions.
According to the charge sheet, the 20-year-old suspect was charged on 18 August and is accused of “unlawful sexual intercourse with … [a] male adult aged 41”.
“Statement of offence: aggravated homosexuality contrary to … Anti-homosexuality Act 2023,” the charge sheet said. » | Agence France-Presse in Kampala | Tuesday, August 29, 2023
This is both OUTRAGEOUS and BARBARIC! There’s not a whiff of Christianity in either the benighted law or the cruel verdict. – © Mark Alexander
