Egyptian Teenager Sentenced for Gay Internet Posting

From El Akhbar in Cairo

A seventeen years old private universitystudent received a 17 years sentence in prison including 2 years hard labor, for posting a personal profile on a gay dating site. The Student was arrested outside the American University in Midan Al Tahrir (Liberation Plaza) in Cairo yesterday. He is accused of "offences" to the public good, the honor of society, and a contempt to moral principles and social tradition. The sentence was issued by the Jahah court in Cairo by A'laa Deen Shoja'a under the supervision of heads of court Rida Shazzli and Mohamed Moheb.

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