An 18-year-old who goes by the name "Luxy Persian King" on Instagram was arrested at Doha Hamad Airport on accusations of "cyber crime, indecency and being gay."
He spoke to Gay Star News about his side of the story, saying that he was visiting from Poland. Upon arrival, he was detained by security who said that there were some issues with his Visa.
"They took me to the interview room and kept asking questions about why I cam here," he said. "They took my phone and started scrolling through my Whatsapp conversations and pictures."
After detaining him and searching through his phone, security placed him under arrest and proceeded to ask him if he was a man or a woman.
"They kept telling me I am a prostitute, I am from a bad family and they laughed at my Instagram photos. They told me some Qatri guy made me the request to arrest me because I put his naked photo on Instagram," Luxy said.
He was forced to stay in jail for two months while his lawyer worked effortlessly to get him back to Poland. He was eventually released and had to pay a fine of QAR 15,000 (which in USD is $4,100). Upon receiving the offer to work with the police to lure more gay men in hopes of getting them arrested, Luxy refused.
"After the paperwork was done, they gave me the option to stay or be deported. I chose to stay and left as soon as possible on my own," he said. While he wasn't given a blocked exit by the judge, Luxy is still banned from from entering any and all Gulf countries. Doing so would lead to an immediate arrest.
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