Egypt: Leader of “gay sex network” arrested by police
Egyptian police have arrested a man from Cairo based on the accusation that he was the head of a “gay sex network”.
Police reportedly raided beach huts in el-Arish in order to find and arrest the man, but further details and the charges he could face were not given.
Being gay is not illegal in Egypt, but there have been reports of other laws being used to imprison gay men.
An incident took place in 2001, where 52 men were arrested on board a boat, and 23 were charged for taking part in a gay sex party. Those charged with “debauchery” and “defaming Islam” faced up to five years in prison.
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