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Monday, 22 April 2019

Brunei defends death by stoning for gay sex in letter to EU

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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from Islam | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Gzkkoi

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