@pinknews: A HIV positive gay man in Qatar has received a suspended prison sentence, a fine and deportation, after allegedly being caught in a Grindr ‘sting’. Former British Airways manager Manuel Guerrero Aviña has been held in Qatar since February, where homosexuality is illegal. His family claims that Qatari police used ‘a false Grindr profile’ to entrap the 44 year-old British-Mexican citizen by inviting him to a meeting with other LGBT people in the city of Doha. Manuel had arranged to meet a man through the gay dating app on the evening of February 4th, before being arrested by security forces in plain-clothes. The authorities subsequently charged him with possession of drugs and other drug-related offences, charges that he denies. On Tuesday (4 June), a Qatari judge sentenced Guerrero to six months in prison. However, the Mexican government later confirmed that he would not have to serve time if he agreed to pay a fine of 10,000 riyal and was deported from the country. In a statement posted to the Qatar Free Manuel Instagram page: Guerrero wrote: “I, Manuel Guerrero Aviña, am deeply disappointed with yesterday’s unfair verdict, issued in spite of the violations of due process during the detention and trial, which included t0rtur3 and mistreatment to pressure me into revealing the names of other gay partners and forcing me to use my fingerprint to sign multiple documents in Arabic without a translator, refusing me the right to have a lawyer or translator during the preliminary hearing, and keeping me in inhumane living conditions for 44 days. The Qatari authorities have convicted me because I am gay, and this is a breach of my human rights.” He added:”I urge the UK and Mexican governments to raise concerns with the relevant Qatari authorities about the unfair trial and the violations of due process that I have experienced.” #manuelguerrero #hivpositive #gay #qatar #grindr #crimetok

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Wednesday 05 June 2024 17:56:32 GMT