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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>An activist and a preacher were taken into police custody in Dakar after filming videos criticising Senegal\u2019s prime minister for perceived tolerance towards gay people, AFP learned Tuesday.<\/b><\/p>\n

A source close to the case said that the two men are being investigated for \u201cspreading false news\u201d and \u201coffending\u201d the head of government.<\/p>\n

Judicial police arrested activist Bah Diakhate Monday after he recorded a video attacking Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko for an earlier statement on LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n

Preacher Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndao was taken into custody on Tuesday, after also criticizing Sonko for what he said was complacency towards LGBTQ issues.<\/p>\n

Sonko spoke about the issue during a visit last week by French far-left politician Jean-Luc Melenchon.<\/p>\n

Religious figures and other activists in Senegal criticized Sonko for his perceived tolerance and for giving a platform to Melenchon to speak on the topic.<\/p>\n

Homosexuality is stigmatized in the West African nation, where a law forbidding \u201cacts against nature with an individual of the same sex\u201d carries a penalty of up to five years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Sonko warned last Thursday that insistence on LGBTQ rights in diplomatic relations and from multinational organizations could lead to \u201canti-Western sentiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to students in Dakar, Sonko urged Westerners to respect Senegalese culture and claimed there had \u201cnever been any persecution\u201d of LGBTQ people in his country.<\/p>\n

He suggested that same-sex relationships were \u201cnot accepted, but tolerated.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. An activist and a preacher were taken into police custody in Dakar after filming videos criticising Senegal\u2019s prime minister for perceived tolerance towards gay people, AFP learned Tuesday. A source close to the case said that the two men are being investigated for \u201cspreading false news\u201d and \u201coffending\u201d the head of government. 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