Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.
Homosexuality is already illegal in Brunei but it will now become a capital offence. The law only applies to Muslims. A notice on Brunei's Attorney General's Chambers dated December 29 last year said the provisions will take effect on April 3. "Only after the event we will know regarding the date of the implementation of the new laws," he told AFP Wednesday.
He added:"If this ill-considered plan goes forward, there is every reason to believe the global boycott Brunei movement will re-start."
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