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Manuel Guerrero will appeal his sentence after being sentenced in Qatar

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Manuel GuerreroMexican sentenced on Tuesday in Qatar to six months in prisonalthough you will be able to leave the country after paying a fine of QR10,000. (about 50,000

Manuel Guerrero will appeal his sentence after being sentenced in Qatar

Manuel GuerreroMexican sentenced on Tuesday in Qatar to six months in prisonalthough you will be able to leave the country after paying a fine of QR10,000. (about 50,000 Mexican pesos)announced this Wednesday that I’m appealing the decision insisting that has stopped in February for being homosexual.

“I wish to appeal the verdict and am seeking expert advice on my options in this regard.”This was stated in a statement by Guerrero, who also has British citizenship.

Manuel, who will be able to return to Mexico after paying a fine imposed by the Qatari government, received sentenced for “drug possession” after Qatari police arrested him on February 4 in Dohathe capital of country.

Qatari authorities detained him after attending a meeting following the complaint. in which agents created a false profile and arrested him during the meeting.

Guerrero spent almost a month in prison, where He said that he had to sign papers, the contents of which he did not know.they forced him to be more than a day without drinking water And not enough most part of time access to your treatment for being a person who lives with HIV.

According to Manuel, the authorities of this country sentenced him for drug possession, but He assured that he did not commit this crime and that methamphetamine was planted on him.

For this reason, he said he was “deeply disappointed” by Tuesday’s “unfair” verdict and said it came despite violations of due process during his detention and trial, including torture and ill-treatment put pressure on him to reveal the names of his partners and homosexuals.

They also forced me to use my fingerprint to sign several documents in Arabic without an interpreter, deprived me of the right to have a lawyer or an interpreter during a preliminary hearing, and kept me in inhumane living conditions for 44 days.

He insisted that Qatari authorities had condemned him for being gay, which constitutes violation of their human rights.

Although He was grateful that he would eventually be able to leave the country.condemned the trial, torture and ill-treatment.

The case aroused the interest of activists who They created a campaign to get the attention of the Mexican government.who initially refused to intervene because Guerrero had registered in Qatar as a British citizen.

However, the Foreign Ministry finally agreed to intervene in Guerrero’s case until the verdict was handed down on Tuesday.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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