Gay group in kota bharu, malaysia

Polis Kelantan mengesahkan menyerbu satu program berkaitan lesbian, gay, biseksual dan transgender (LGBT) melibatkan lebih 20 lelaki tempatan di sebuah rumah banglo di Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The raid, carried out by the Kelantan police, has sparked controversy after several NGOs and individuals denied that any illicit activities took place, claiming instead that the gathering was a health outreach event focused on HIV awareness and testing. The Malaysian AIDS Council MAC also confirmed that a field engagement session was conducted on June 17 in Kota Bharu under the Different HIV Services for Key Population DHSKP programme, which is supported by the Health Ministry. They were referring to reports quoting Kelantan police saying more than 20 men were arrested in a bungalow in Kota Bahru, allegedly for attending a 'gay party'.

Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said more than 20 men were arrested at a bungalow in Kota Bharu, allegedly for attending a ‘gay party’. (Bernama pic) Allegations that a “gay party” took. In a statement last week, the MAC explained that the event was part of a long-term health outreach initiative organised by the local NGO Kelantan Patient Intermediary Association Sahabat under the Malaysian AIDS Foundation MAF to promote HIV interventions among hard-to-reach populations. The MAC said the session was held in collaboration with Kota Jembal Health Clinic, and is a part of the Differentiated HIV Services for Key Populations DHSKP model introduced by the Health Ministry MOH to combat AIDS by Kelantan State Health Director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin has denied that it is the organiser of the HIV outreach programme raided by police.

Kelantan police raided a suspected gay gathering in Kota Bharu, seizing condoms and HIV medication, arresting 20 men and charging three. LGBT people in Tunisia and Malaysia have been targeted by police in recent escalating anti-gay crackdowns, with mass arrests happening in both countries this month. Below are a modestly edited versions of an Agence France-Presse report on the Tunisian events, and an LGBTQ Nation report on the Malaysian events. Saif Ayadi, programme officer at Tunisian rights group Damj, told AFP that at least 14 people had been arrested over the past week, nine in the capital Tunis and five on the southern island of Djerba.

KOTA BHARU – Polis Kelantan menyerbu satu pesta yang dianjurkan komuniti gay yang diadakan di sebuah banglo di Kemumin, Pengkalan Chepa, pertengahan Jun lalu. Ketua Polis Kelantan, Datuk Mohd. Yusoff Mamat berkata, serbuan dilakukan jam 1 pagi hasil maklumat orang awam. Mohd Yusoff stressed that the operation had no political agenda and was not meant to discredit the Kelantan state government. Yesterday, the MAC confirmed that it conducted a night outreach session here on June 17 under the Differentiated HIV Services for Key Populations model. MAC said the session was in collaboration with Kota Jembal Health Clinic and part of a strategic approach introduced by the Health Ministry.

Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said more than 20 men were arrested at a bungalow in Kota Bharu, allegedly for attending a ‘gay party’. (Bernama pic) Allegations that a “gay party” took. .

Kelantan police raided a suspected gay gathering in Kota Bharu, seizing condoms and HIV medication, arresting 20 men and charging three. .