 Gay men and
lesbians must
leave the
country within
24 hours or face
"serious
consequences,"
the President of
Gambia said on
Thursday.
President Yahya
Jammeh turned on
homosexuals and
foreigners in an
address at a
victory
celebration
rally in
Tallinding.
The Daily
Observer
reported that
the President
had issued:
"An ultimatum to
homosexuals,
drug dealers,
thieves and
other criminals,
to leave The
Gambia or face
serious
consequences if
caught."
"The President
equally warned
all those who
harbour such
individuals to
kick them out of
their compounds,
noting that a
mass patrol will
be conducted on
the instructions
of the IGP and
the director of
the Gambia
Immigration
Department to
weed bad
elements in
society.
"
"Any hotel,
lodge or motel
that lodges this
kind of
individuals will
be closed down,
because this act
is unlawful." he
said."
"We are in a
Muslim dominated
country and I
will not and
shall never
accept such
individuals in
this country."
"He stated that
a law is in
place regarding
this unlawful
acts tougher
than the Iranian
laws and warned
those involve in
this infamous
activities to
desist from
them."
President Jammeh
also claimed
that foreigners
are taking the
benefits of
investment and
"all stores
belonging to
Gambians and
rented to
forigners would
be seized."
Gambia, a mostly
Muslim country
of 1.7 million
people, punishes
homosexual acts,
even in private,
with up to seven
years in prison.
A former British
colony, the
country has been
ruled by
President Jammeh
since a
bloodless coup
in 1994.......
Source:PinkNews.co.uk
May 19, 2008 - 19:02
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