Sodomy is just the beginning. Even heterosexual couples are reportedly fleeing the Southeast Asian country out of fear they may be committing a serious offense under the sultan’s new penal code.
Ahim Rani / Reuters
Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's decision to impose a version of Sharia law late last month in his small Southeast Asian country prompted a big reaction in Los Angeles, where LGBT advocates launched a boycott of hotels the sultan owns that are favorites of Hollywood. But the law goes much further than criminalizing homosexuality, which was already punishable by 10 years in prison under existing law. Here are some highlights:
The sodomy provision that would punish same-sex intercourse with stoning to death would apparently also punish heterosexuals for having anal sex.
It also makes a crime to be a
