B00M: Court Sentence Popular Cross-Dresser To 5 Years Imprisonment | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 12, 2021
A Cameroonian cross-dresser, Loic Njeukam, popularly known as Shakiro, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for 'attempted homosexuality' with his partner, Roland Mouthe alias Patricia.
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The two who were sentenced on May 11, received the maximum sentence of five years in prison and fines of 200,000 CFA francs ($372.44), their lawyers told Reuters.
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They were also convicted of public indecency and failing to carry identification.
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Reacting to the sentence, one of the lawyers, Alice Nkom, said;
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"This is a political decision.
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"It's Yaounde (the central government) that said these people must not bring homosexuality to Cameroon."
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Nkom promised to appeal the verdict.
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Shakiro and two other persons were arrested February, this year, for allegedly practicing homosexuality, which is a crime in Cameroon.
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