The Sultan has reversed last month's decision following backlash
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said Brunei won’t introduce the death penalty for gay sex after a global boycott of the state’s businesses
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Sunday extended a moratorium – or a temporary ban – on the incoming legislation, after numerousThere has been a public outcry since the Muslim-majority country announced on April 3 it would stone to death homosexual men and anyone who commits adultery.boycott on hotelsBrunei has consistently defended its right to implement the laws, elements of which were first adopted in 2014, which have been rolled out in phases since then.
Giving a speech ahead of the start of Ramadan, the wealthy sultan said he was aware there had been ‘many questions and misperceptions’ in regards to the new laws.
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