{A British man in Uganda has been charged over possession of a video depicting a “sexual act”.
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Bernard Randell was arrested earlier this month and appeared before magistrates with a Ugandan man who was charged with “procuring another person to commit acts of gross indecency”.<\/p>\n
The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the arrest.<\/p>\n
Ugandan prosecutors have denied local media reports that the charges related to “homosexual acts”.<\/p>\n
Same sex relationships are illegal in the east African country, where politicians have proposed introducing the death penalty as punishment.<\/p>\n
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Mr Randell and Ugandan Albert Cheptheptoyet were released on bail until 18 November after after appearing at Entebbe Magistrates’ Court – 25 miles (40km) from capital Kampala.<\/p>\n
The British man’s lawyer confirmed he had been charged with trafficking an obscene publication.<\/p>\n
A press officer for the the Ugandan Directorate of Public Prosecutions denies an account in the local Daily Monitor newspaper of the pair’s court appearance.<\/p>\n
The paper quoted state prosecutor Ivan Kyazze, who reportedly told the court the men had been subjected to “medical tests” which confirmed they had engaged in “homosexual acts”.<\/p>\n
But the prosecutor’s office told the BBC that whether or not homosexuality was involved, they were not being charged with that crime. <\/p>\n
The UK Foreign Office said: “We are aware of the arrest of a British national on 19 October in Uganda and are providing consular assistance.”<\/p>\n
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