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| Uganda gay sex case Briton Bernard Randall to be deported | Uganda gay sex case Briton Bernard Randall to be deported |
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| A British man who was facing charges in Uganda of possessing a gay sex video is to be deported, a court has ruled. | A British man who was facing charges in Uganda of possessing a gay sex video is to be deported, a court has ruled. |
| Retired Bernard Randall, 65, from Faversham in Kent, denied a charge of trafficking obscene publications. | Retired Bernard Randall, 65, from Faversham in Kent, denied a charge of trafficking obscene publications. |
| Judge Hellen Ajio ordered Mr Randall should be deported from Uganda within 12 hours. | Judge Hellen Ajio ordered Mr Randall should be deported from Uganda within 12 hours. |
| Mr Randall, who first appeared in court in Uganda in November, would have faced a possible two-year prison sentence if found guilty. | Mr Randall, who first appeared in court in Uganda in November, would have faced a possible two-year prison sentence if found guilty. |
| He was charged alongside his friend Albert Cheptoyek, 30, a Ugandan national with whom he shares a house. | He was charged alongside his friend Albert Cheptoyek, 30, a Ugandan national with whom he shares a house. |
| Gross indecency charge | Gross indecency charge |
| Mr Cheptoyek told the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga that Mr Randall was being held in the court's cells awaiting his deportation. | |
| Mr Cheptoyek has denied a more serious charge of carrying out "acts of gross indecency", which could see him jailed for up to seven years if found guilty. | Mr Cheptoyek has denied a more serious charge of carrying out "acts of gross indecency", which could see him jailed for up to seven years if found guilty. |
| Ms Byaruhanga said the charges against Mr Cheptoyek still stood as the trial against both men had not officially started. | Ms Byaruhanga said the charges against Mr Cheptoyek still stood as the trial against both men had not officially started. |
| The Foreign Office said it would not be commenting on Mr Randall's deportation. | |
| Earlier a spokesman said they had been aware of the arrest and had provided consular assistance. | Earlier a spokesman said they had been aware of the arrest and had provided consular assistance. |
| Mr Randall was arrested after thieves stole a laptop from his house. Stills from a video on it then appeared in a tabloid newspaper in the country. | Mr Randall was arrested after thieves stole a laptop from his house. Stills from a video on it then appeared in a tabloid newspaper in the country. |
| Last week, Uganda's president refused to approve a controversial bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals in Uganda, where homosexual acts are already illegal. | Last week, Uganda's president refused to approve a controversial bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals in Uganda, where homosexual acts are already illegal. |
| It would have made it a crime not to report gay people - and even talking about homosexuality without condemning the lifestyle would have become punishable by a prison term. | It would have made it a crime not to report gay people - and even talking about homosexuality without condemning the lifestyle would have become punishable by a prison term. |