Gay asylum seeker criticises UK immigration system
Abderrahim El Habachi, a gay asylum seeker from Morocco, has spoken out against the UK Home Office’s lack of support for LGBTQ+ immigrants, saying he felt more afraid arriving in the UK than he did in his native country, where same-sex relations are punishable by up to three years imprisonment.
The 28-year-old writer and actor, who applied for asylum in 2017, previously told ITV News about his experiences in Morocco: “If you show your true colours it means that you are going to face the most discriminatory behaviour and homophobia…If people sense that you are gay, they can beat you – and you have no right to complain.”He added: “You are the victim at that moment but in the eyes of the law, you are the criminal because you are gay.” However,.
