Men arrested in police raid looking for gays acquitted by Egyptian court

An Egyptian court has acquitted 26 men arrested in a televised raid last month by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse.

Men arrested in police raid looking for gays acquitted by Egyptian court

An Egyptian court has acquitted 26 men arrested in a televised raid last month by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse.

The ruling set off deafening cheers and jubilation inside the courtroom as some of the defendants uncovered their faces and cried with relief.

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