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| Gay Briton Ray Cole released from Moroccan jail | |
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| A 69-year-old British man who was jailed for "homosexual acts" in Morocco has been released, his son has said. | A 69-year-old British man who was jailed for "homosexual acts" in Morocco has been released, his son has said. |
| Ray Cole, from Deal, Kent, was given four months with his Moroccan partner Jamal Jam Wald Nass, after images were found on his phone. | |
| A campaign to have him released was organised by his son Adrian Cole, who said his father had been "overwhelmed" by the level of international support. | A campaign to have him released was organised by his son Adrian Cole, who said his father had been "overwhelmed" by the level of international support. |
| Foreign Office guidelines state homosexuality is a crime in Morocco. | Foreign Office guidelines state homosexuality is a crime in Morocco. |
| He was four weeks into a five-week holiday in Morocco when he was detained by police at a bus stop. | |
| He had gone to the north African country to see 20-year-old Mr Nass for the second time, after developing a friendship on Facebook. |