尼日利亞53人集體舉行同性戀婚禮遭指控

Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding.

日前，尼日利亞北部城鎮卡杜納市的檢察官指控53人涉嫌密謀慶祝一場同性戀婚姻。

The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained.

這些被指控者於上週六被逮捕。他們拒絕接受指控，而他們的律師稱他們是被非法拘留的。

The court released the group on bail and the case was remanded to 8 May.

隨後，法庭保釋了這些人，這一案件將在5月8日接受審理。

Homosexual acts are banned in socially conservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years in jail.

同性戀活動在實行社會保守主義的尼日利亞是被明令禁止的，並會接受制裁，最高可被判處高達14年的有期徒刑。

During a court appearance in Chediya-Zaria, the group pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to an unlawful society.

在扎利亞出庭期間，這羣人對共謀非法活動、參加非法集會、加入非法團體指控不認罪。

Defence lawyer Yunusa Umar said most of the accused were students and had been illegally detained for more than 24 hours, the local Premium Times newspaper reported.

據尼日利亞當地報紙《Premium Times》報道，辯方律師Yunusa Umar稱，這些被指控的大多數人仍是學生，他們已被非法拘留24小時以上。