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Gay News: Two men from Derby have been accused of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.
The Jamia mosque in Derby
Two men charged under gay hate law
Razwan Javed, 30, and Kabitr Ahmed, 27, are charged with handing out a leaflet entitled The Death Penalty? outside the Jamia mosque in
The leaflet, which was also posted through letterboxes in the area, calls for homosexuals to be executed.
The two men are expected to appear before Derby Magistrates’ Court today.
Sue Hemming, a lawyer in the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This is the first ever prosecution for this offence and it is the result of close working between the Crown Prosecution Service and Derbyshire Police…
“We have carefully reviewed the evidence provided by the police and are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge these men.”
If found guilty the men could face a maximum of seven years in prison.
