Kingdom’s mission to trade bloc calls for tolerance and understanding over penal code
Brunei has written to the European parliament defending its decision to start imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex, claiming convictions will be rare as it requires two men of “high moral standing piety” to be witnesses.
In a four-page letter to MEPs, the kingdom’s mission to the EU calls for “tolerance, respect, understanding” with regard to the country’s desire to preserve its traditional values and “family lineage”.
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