The tiny South-east country of Negara Brunei Darussalam is introducing strict new Islamic laws that creates gay sex AN offence punishable by corporal punishment to death. The new measures, that inherit force on Wednesday, conjointly cowl a variety of alternative crimes as well as penalization for thieving by amputation. below the new law, people can solely be condemned of gay sex if they confess or are seen committing the act by four witnesses. sexual activity was already felonious in Negara Brunei Darussalam and punishable by up to ten years in jail. Brunei’s gay community has expressed shock and worry at the “medieval punishments”.
