"Two of Senegal's highest-profile celebrities were among 12 people rounded up and charged with committing "unnatural," or homosexual, acts, among other crimes, police in the capital of Dakar announced Sunday. Pape Cheikh Diallo, a widely admired TV and radio presenter, and Djiby Dramé, a popular musician, were two of the men charged in the case linked to an individual who has admitted to knowingly spreading HIV, according to The New York Times."
"An HIV-positive individual "confessed to knowingly infecting about ten people he had contacted, primarily through WhatsApp groups," authorities said. Police didn't elaborate on who the individual is or his connection with the other men, but all 12 men were remanded to prison while a judge investigates the case. A preliminary indictment from prosecutors added a charge of money laundering to the evidence used to initially round the men up. All of the men broke down in tears as the judge announced their pretrial detention."
Authorities in Dakar arrested 12 men on charges including "unnatural" homosexual acts, money laundering, and alleged deliberate transmission of HIV. Two well-known figures, Pape Cheikh Diallo and Djiby Dramé, were named among those charged and were remanded to prison pending judicial investigation. An HIV-positive individual confessed to knowingly infecting about ten people contacted primarily through WhatsApp groups, according to authorities. Prosecutors added a money-laundering charge in a preliminary indictment. All defendants cried as a judge ordered pretrial detention. A lawyer for Diallo denied much of the media coverage about his client. Stop Homophobie condemned the arrests.
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