"Mbaye Diouf was sentenced in the High Court of the Dakar suburb of Pikine-Guédiawaye to six years in prison and fined approximately $3,570 US. This is the first sentence handed down after Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye signed the law in March, raising the punishment for homosexual acts to 5-10 years in prison and doubling fines."
"Diouf was detained by police on April 2 after a witness said he saw two men 'in a compromising scene' in a garden across from the National Arena in Pikine. He filmed the encounter before approaching the men, leading to Diouf's arrest."
"The bill doubling penalties for homosexual acts was passed by Parliament in early March by a near-unanimous vote and followed campaign pledges from both the president and prime minister in Senegal's latest elections to crack down on homosexuality in the Muslim-majority nation."
Mbaye Diouf, a 24-year-old laborer in Senegal, was convicted of public indecency and unnatural acts, receiving a six-year prison sentence and a fine. This is the first conviction under a new law that doubles penalties for homosexual acts, signed by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Diouf was arrested after being caught in a compromising situation with another man. He claimed ignorance of the law and pleaded for mercy. The law reflects a broader crackdown on homosexuality in Senegal, where such acts are criminalized.
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