A Mexican-British man, whose family alleged he was arrested in Qatar for being gay, has been sentenced to prison.
A Mexican-British man, whose family alleged he was arrested in Qatar for being gay, has been sentenced to prison but can leave the country after paying a fine, the Mexican government said Tuesday.
On Tuesday, a Qatari judge sentenced Guerrero to six months in prison, although he will not have to serve the time, Mexico’s foreign ministry said, without saying why. Guerrero’s mother, as well as Mexican and British diplomatic and consular officials, attended the trial, according to the ministry, which did not specify the exact charges he faced.Guerrero’s family had urged the Mexican government to intervene in the case, alleging that he was entrapped by Qatari police using a fake profile on a gay dating app. Qatar denied these charges.
Guerrero and his family have “made numerous false allegations in an attempt to generate public sympathy,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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