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Manuel Guerrero, A Mexican man detained in Qatar allegedly for his sexual orientation left the Arab country “finally and in complete freedom” on Monday and moved to London after pay a fine after being convicted of “possession of drugs” Family sources reported this.

The Manuel Guerrero Committee, created to campaign for his release, said on its official X account that Manuel “flies to London with freedom and dignity.” where “he will spend several days to receive medical attention” for the “torture” he and his family claim he was subjected to in prison.

Qatar police He arrested Guerrero on February 4 in Doha. after attending a meeting arranged through the Grindr app, where authorities created a fake profile and arrested him during the meeting, according to the family.

Earlier this month, the judge issued his decision upholding the sentence handed down to Guerrero, also a British citizen, at a hearing on June 4. “Possession of drugs and other drug-related crimes” charges that he and his family deny.

Guerrero insisted that he was innocent: “I continue to maintain my innocence and maintain that I was unfairly accused and convicted. “The charges against me are unfounded and this situation is a serious violation of my human rights,” he said in a statement.

However, a Qatari official told the agency EFE in June last year, on condition of anonymity, who Guerrero Avina ‘admitted possession of seized substances’ and was subsequently recorded, filed and presented to the court. “The drug test then came back positive, confirming the presence of amphetamine and methamphetamine in Mr. Avinya’s system at the time of his arrest.”

The official accused the family of showered with “false accusations” about the reasons for the lawsuit.

Guerrero spent nearly a month in prison. where he reported having to sign papers that he did not know the contents of, being forced to go without water for more than 24 hours and not having access to treatment most of the time because he was living with HIV, the family said.

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