French Envoy Will Attend ‘Cairo 52’ Verdict
Gay.com U.K.,
November 5, 2001
SUMMARY: France’s Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said his country’s
government is very concerned about the ongoing trial of 52 gay men arrested at
a boat party on the Nile earlier this year.
France’s Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said his country’s government
is very concerned about the ongoing trial of 52 gay men arrested at a boat
party on the Nile earlier this year.
Vedrine has confirmed that a French diplomat will be attending the trial
verdict on Nov. 14.
On Sept. 13, Nicole Borvo, leader of the Communist Party in the Senate,
wrote a letter to Vedrine, calling for him to make public the feeling of the
French nation as a whole.
On Oct. 25 the French Minister gave a written reply stating that the French
government was indeed deeply concerned.
Vedrine stated that "the support of the French government for human
rights is well known and that France therefore could not remain indifferent to
the ongoing trial in Egypt."
He said the French government would be closely monitoring the situation.
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