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| Peru 'bar gay people from police' | |
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| Peru has announced that it will ban homosexuals from the police force for damaging the image of the institution. | Peru has announced that it will ban homosexuals from the police force for damaging the image of the institution. |
| The law is one of several new regulations put forward by the Interior Minister, Mercedes Cabanillas. | The law is one of several new regulations put forward by the Interior Minister, Mercedes Cabanillas. |
| Ms Cabanillas is trying to shake up the institution, which has a dismal reputation among the general public. | Ms Cabanillas is trying to shake up the institution, which has a dismal reputation among the general public. |
| But critics say some of the new laws, especially those regarding sexual orientation or activity, are unconstitutional. | But critics say some of the new laws, especially those regarding sexual orientation or activity, are unconstitutional. |
| The law states that any police officer who has sexual relations with someone of the same gender will be indefinitely suspended from the police force. | The law states that any police officer who has sexual relations with someone of the same gender will be indefinitely suspended from the police force. |
| The same applies to officers who have extra-marital relations - their actions are also deemed to cause scandal and denigrate the institution's image. | The same applies to officers who have extra-marital relations - their actions are also deemed to cause scandal and denigrate the institution's image. |
| They are among a raft of new regulations, which also include provision for sacking police officers who accept bribes, organise or take part in strikes and protest marches. | They are among a raft of new regulations, which also include provision for sacking police officers who accept bribes, organise or take part in strikes and protest marches. |
| Ms Cabanillas' strong-arm tactics have earned her some public backing and the nickname "Thatcher" in the Peruvian media, after the former Conservative British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. | Ms Cabanillas' strong-arm tactics have earned her some public backing and the nickname "Thatcher" in the Peruvian media, after the former Conservative British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. |
| Traditional machismo means openly homosexual police men are extremely scarce, but gay rights activists are growing in strength and this new law will provoke a debate. | Traditional machismo means openly homosexual police men are extremely scarce, but gay rights activists are growing in strength and this new law will provoke a debate. |
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