Three Moroccan men accused of homosexuality have been sentenced to
three years in jail each by a court in northeastern Morocco, a rights
group said on Monday.
Homosexuality and sexual relations outside marriage are forbidden in the conservative North African nation.
Hassan Ammari of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) told AFP the sentence was handed down on Friday by a court in the city of Taourirt, confirming media reports.
Two of the men, a mechanic in his 40s and a man in his 20s, were “caught in the act” in the mechanic’s workshop by police acting on a tip-off, Ammari said.
They were arrested and during their detention they said they had met through a mutual friend, who was also arrested, and admitted having sexual relations.
Moroccan authorities have declined to comment.
Article 489 of Morocco’s penal code states that any one found guilty of carrying out “a deviant act with a person of the same sex” will be jailed for to up to three years.
Homosexuality and sexual relations outside marriage are forbidden in the conservative North African nation.
Hassan Ammari of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) told AFP the sentence was handed down on Friday by a court in the city of Taourirt, confirming media reports.
Two of the men, a mechanic in his 40s and a man in his 20s, were “caught in the act” in the mechanic’s workshop by police acting on a tip-off, Ammari said.
They were arrested and during their detention they said they had met through a mutual friend, who was also arrested, and admitted having sexual relations.
Moroccan authorities have declined to comment.
Article 489 of Morocco’s penal code states that any one found guilty of carrying out “a deviant act with a person of the same sex” will be jailed for to up to three years.
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