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Ghanian MP calls for blanket arrest of homosexuals

Ghana’s Western Region Minister has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals, according to reports.

Peter Lloyd

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:29:03 GMT | Updated 1 years today

The Bureau of National Investigations has been asked to round up the country's gay population in a bid for so-called social cleansing.

The Sydney Star Observer report that Paul Evans Aidoo MP is behind the move and has even called on landlords and tenants to inform on people they suspect of being gay.

"All efforts are being made to get rid of these people in the society," he said.

It comes after hordes of campaign groups began advising Ghanians not to vote for any politician who supports gay equality.


The SSO also report that Muslims and Christians in the Western Region have been staging protests ever since a local media report claimed there were around 8000 homosexuals and lesbians in the district.

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