By Shibani Mahtani Shibani Mahtani Reporter covering Southeast Asia Email Bio Follow April 12 at 4:00 AM HONG KONG — When more than 100 members of Congress raised worries in 2014 over plans to include Brunei in a sweeping Pacific trade deal, envoys from the tiny sultanate rushed to Washington with a message: We may be thinking about stricter Islamic laws, but we won’t really enforce them.
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah an event in Bandar Seri Begawan on April 3, 2019. And Brunei quietly moved ahead with the laws it once said would never be carried out. The final phase came into effect April 3, sending a ripple through LGBT and minority communities in the country. Later, a State Department spokesman said that the United States “regularly communicate[s] with the government of Brunei regarding human rights and encourage[s] it to uphold its international commitments on human rights.”Experts studying the sultanate say the move to implement the new Islamic law-guided penal codes has been in the works for decades and could have happened anyway even with U.S. pressure.
“Age may be playing a role, but I think it really was inevitable,” Müller added. “They have committed so much to it, that it is inevitable to now have it on paper.” Even without the new laws, the nonsecular country has never been a comfortable place for LGBT individuals.
Yeah. If you guys could never use those words together again...
I think the implementation of Islamic Shariah by Brunei government is a small matter compared with the persecution of Xinjiang people by the CPC government. The behavior of Brunei government can be regarded as an act against the behavior of the CPC government in Xinjiang.
I think the implementation of Islamic Shariah by Brunei government is a small matter compared with the persecution of Xinjiang people by the CPC government. The behavior of Brunei government can be regarded as an action against the CPC government in Xinjiang.
You can't blame the US for Brunei's actions, but what should be more worrying is the fact Trump, like a toddler, doesn't realize the consequences of his actions.
Ohh so the imposition of violent Sharia law in Brunei is Trumps fault. Boy he has a lot to answer for
Right, Wapo...It's totally Trump's fault that muslims are practicing sharia law in muslim countries. FakeNews
why would you blame Sharia law on Trump instead of Islam? Makes absolutely no sense. (Psst. Your bias is showing)
Holy fucking stretch.
Safer to pull out sometimes
Thanks for updates the washington post
We had to bribe a country to not commit atrocities against women and the LGBT !!! Terrible, intolerant and radical country. Perhaps IlhanMN or RashidaTlaib can offer a solution to the intolerance in Brunei? What say you? MAGA
Great job defending the world from the threat of creeping sharia or whatever, Mr. President.
So now Trump is blamed for Brunei Shira Law 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Can't make this crap up! Thanks for the morning Chuckle...
How many new subscriptions did you attract after the $5 million Super Bowl ad? Would love to know.
Now where is that clooney n other so called prick who doesnt see humans killings injustice with blacks muslims women arnd the world but call on brunei cuz it earns them some fake respects n hard cash to party n pool
Wtf what for bs is that
*don't make dirty joke don't make dirty joke don't make dirty joke*
The WP blaming Trump for something that absolutely has nothing to do with Trump. What a flipping joke. You guys have taken 'sucking' to an entire new level.
Wow this is a stretch even by today's standards.
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