Burkina Faso, governed by a military junta, voted on Monday a law that provides for up to five years in prison for those who commit “homosexual acts”, according to state television. Yesterday there was no law that targets homosexuals in Burkina Faso, where they lived discreetly. The bill was unanimously approved by the 71 members of the appointed – not elected – transitional parliament of the West African country, which replaces the House after the military occupied the military, almost three years ago. “The law provides for prison sentences of two to five years and the imposition of fines,” said Justice Minister Entishos Rodrig Bayalala, a report broadcast by RTB state television. He clarified that for foreigners, the sentence will be the deportation from the country. Homosexual relations are outlawed in a third of the countries of the world. In some of them, they are considered a criminal offense that carries out of imprisonment to even his sentence […]
Source: News Beast
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