Four arrested for “acts of homosexuality” in Uganda

Four people have reportedly been arrested in Uganda in the Buikwe district, located in central Uganda along Lake Victoria.

Police told the AFP that that four people – two of whom were women – were arrested after receiving a tip that “homosexuality” was happening at a massage parlor in the area.

“The police operation was carried out following a tip-off by a female informant to the area security that acts of homosexuality were being carried out at the massage parlor,” said police spokesperson Hellen Butoto.

The arrests come just months after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the country’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which contains provisions allowing for the death penalty in cases of…

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