Manuel Gurerro, a Mexican imprisoned in Qatar for being gay, is sentenced but may pay a fine

Manuel Guerrero Aviña is sentenced to six months in prisonthe Mexican-British who is imprisoned in Qatar for being homosexual, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico.

However, You will be able to leave prison and the country if you pay a fine of 10 thousand Qatari riyals, which are 48 thousand 937 Mexican pesos.

The SRE reported that today, Tuesday, June 4, the criminal process of the Mexican who is on provisional release in Doha concluded. Qatar.

“The legal representative of Mr. Guerrero Aviña will identify legal options so that his departure from Qatar happens as soon as possible, after you carry out the necessary procedures with your employer regarding your employment situation and settle other matters,” said the SRE.

During the hearing Manuel was accompanied by his mother and diplomatic and consular personnel from Mexico and the United Kingdom.

For its part, the #QatarMustFreeManuel organization assured that the SRE issued the statement with imprecise information, since Manuel was found guilty of possession and consumption of methamphetamines, the same substance that was planted on him during his arrest.

Furthermore, they pointed out that Manuel will still not be able to leave Qatar because the sentence could be appealed by the authorities to aggravate the crime.

Manuel Guerrero He had been detained since February 4 after making a date with another man. Organizations reported that this situation is set up by authorities to detain non-heterosexual people in Qatar.

In addition, it was noted that Manuel was deprived of his antiretroviral treatment since he lives with HIV.

There are 78 countries that criminalize relationships between people of the same sex, according to the most recent report from ILGA, the International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersex People (LGBTI).

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