Homosexuality is already illegal in Brunei but it will now become a capital offence. The law only applies to Muslims. – EPA pic, March 27, 2019.
ADULTERY and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict shariah law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism. Rights groups reacted in horror today to the latest hardline move from the resource-rich nation on Borneo, which practises a stricter brand of Islam than its neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia.
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