Victim of Egyptian bathhouse raid attempts suicide
One of 26 men who were arrested in a bathhouse in Egypt, and accused of “debauchery”, has attempted suicide.
The bathhouse owner was accused by prosecutors of facilitating the “practice, facilitate and incite debauchery.”
Despite that all of the men were acquitted, one victim has attempted to burn himself to death, reports Paper Bird.
He said: “I work in a restaurant in the Shobra district… I’m harassed constantly in my workplace by the words of the people and the looks in their eyes.”
The man, who said “I am very tired”, said he had been in hospital since trying to kill himself.
Gay rights activists say the past twelve months have been the worst in a long time for Egypt’s gay community.
Althought gay sex is not illegal there, debauchery laws are often used to prosecute those found having same-sex relations.
