(Gambian President Yahya Jammeh)

Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, issued a decree last week, demanding  gay men and lesbians leave the country within 24 hours or face “serious consequences.” 

In a victory speech, President Jammeh warned homosexuals, drug dealers, thieves and other criminals, to leave Gambia or face serious consequences if caught. The President equally warned all those who harbour such individuals to kick them out of their compounds, noting that a mass patrol will be conducted on the instructions of the IGP and the director of the Gambia Immigration Department to weed bad elements in society.

“Any hotel, lodge or motel that lodges this kind of individuals will be closed down, because this act is unlawful.” he said. ”We are in a Muslim dominated country and I will not and shall never accept such individuals in this country.”

Gambia, a mostly Muslim country of 1.7 million people, punishes homosexual acts, even in private, with up to seven years in prison. A former British colony, the country has been ruled by President Jammeh since a bloodless coup in 1994.

Last year Jammeh horrified scientists by announcing that he had developed a “miracle cure” for HIV/AIDS.

Hundreds of Gambians lined up to be “cured” by President Jammeh, who treats his patients by rubbing a mysterious herbal paste into their ribcages and then instructing them to swallow a bitter yellow drink, followed by two bananas. The therapy is administered repeatedly over several weeks. According to Mr Jammeh, AIDS sufferers are cured within three to thirty days. (Ya. Whatever.)

Source: PinkNews