“Sexual orientation and gender identity are in essence individual choices, which should, under no circumstances, be subject to punishment, legal codification or discriminatory practices,” Antonio Panzeri, chairman of the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights, told Reuters.
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah son of the Late Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and State Sovereign of Brunei the Peaceful Abode.
He became the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on 5 October 1967, after his father abdicated. His coronation was held on 1 August 1968, and made him the Yang di-Pertuan (Head of State) of Brunei. Like his father, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984.
Defying the United Nations, rights groups and horrified critics the world over, Brunei says it’s pushing ahead with a slew of new Islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death, and amputation a penalty for theft.
The laws are part of a new Sharia penal code that was fully implemented on Wednesday. Brunei, a tiny, oil-rich kingdom located on the island of Borneo, became the first East Asian country to adopt Sharia as law in 2014. The legislation has since been introduced in phases.
The final phase, enacted this week, makes sodomy between two men or unmarried heterosexual couples punishable by stoning to death or whipping with 100 strokes, Australia’s ABC News reported. Adultery carries the same punishment.
The laws are part of a new Sharia penal code that was fully implemented on Wednesday. Brunei, a tiny, oil-rich kingdom located on the island of Borneo, became the first East Asian country to adopt Sharia as law in 2014. The legislation has since been introduced in phases.
The final phase, enacted this week, makes sodomy between two men or unmarried heterosexual couples punishable by stoning to death or whipping with 100 strokes, Australia’s ABC News reported. Adultery carries the same punishment.
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According to Agence France-Presse, the penalty of stoning to death can only be applied if an accused person confesses to the offense or if there are at least four witnesses. If the accused is convicted using other evidence, the punishment is 30 lashes and up to seven years of jail time.
The penalty for sex between two women is whipping and up to 10 years behind bars, ABC said.
Under the new penal code, thieves could have their limbs amputated. Dressing as someone of a different gender could result in jail time, according to CNN.
The penalty for sex between two women is whipping and up to 10 years behind bars, ABC said.
Under the new penal code, thieves could have their limbs amputated. Dressing as someone of a different gender could result in jail time, according to CNN.
Celebrities have also protested the new laws. Actor George Clooney, singer Elton John and TV host Ellen DeGeneres have urged people to boycott nine luxury hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei, including The Dorchester in London, The Beverly Hills Hotel in California and Le Meurice in Paris.
“Let’s be clear, every single time we stay at or take meetings at or dine at any of these nine hotels we are putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery,” Clooney wrote in a searing op-ed published last week.
“Let’s be clear, every single time we stay at or take meetings at or dine at any of these nine hotels we are putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery,” Clooney wrote in a searing op-ed published last week.
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