The Dutch ambassador publicly criticises the sentencing of homosexuals

The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Rabat, Ronald Gerard Strikker, said on Friday he was "saddened" by the recent convictions of two homosexual couples in Morocco, describing their prison sentences as an "anachronism"."I am saddened by the fact that the Moroccan authorities have recently sentenced two homosexual couples (...) to prison terms of up to three years in prison," wrote Mr. Strikker on the Facebook page of the Dutch Embassy.Contacted by AFP, Mr. Strikker confirmed that he was the author of the message, specifying that he had "nothing else to add".On 20 May, two young Moroccans were sentenced to four months in prison for homosexuality by a court in Témara, near Rabat.These two men, aged 28 and 20, had been arrested by the police at the beginning of May in Témara while they were together in a car. According to one of their lawyers, the prosecution has appealed this conviction.I…