As part of the homophobic trend, MP Ryad Abdel Sattar on Wednesday introduced to the parliament’s speaker Ali Abdel Aal a draft law entailing five main articles to criminalize homosexuality. The draft law has received approval from a number of the parliament’s members who asserted their readiness to approve it — the draft law is expected to be discussed inside the parliament after being reviewed by the speaker Ali Abdel Aal. Egypt Independent was able to review the main articles of the suggested draft law after receiving a copy from the media office of MP Ryad Abdel Sattar. The first article defines homosexuality as any person engaging in sexual intercourse with someone of the same sex. Moreover, the article also noted that organizers or participants of such parties would be jailed for the same period.

Source: Egypt Independent October 25, 2017 15:11 UTC