George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels in Dar es Salaam because of adultery

10h54 30.03.2019(Update 11:04 30.03.2019) Copy link

Famous American actor George Clooney called for a boycott of luxury hotels owned by Brunei Darussalam, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, after the Sultanate announced its intention to enforce adultery in accordance with Islamic law. homosexual and unmarried couples.

Brunei announced that it would begin to apply the Islamic border on April 3, 2019, including stoning or stoning of those found guilty of crimes such as adultery or rape.

"Whenever we stay or meet in any of these nine hotels, the money goes directly into the pockets of people who have decided to embroider their citizens or their skin because they are homosexual or accused of adultery, "wrote Clooney in an article published by the Hollywood news site Dideline. .

The Brunei Investment Company has nine hotels in the United States and Europe, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester in London and Plaza Atenea in Paris.

The Brunei Investment Company or the Prime Minister's Office has not responded to requests for comments by e-mail, Reuters reported.

Clooney is a political activist and one of Hollywood's biggest stars and Oscar winner. He himself came to many of these hotels because "I did not do what I had to do and I did not know who owned it".

The famous actor acknowledged that such a campaign "would have very little effect on the modification of these laws".

"You can defame the banks, institutions and business people who deal with these hotels and choose to turn a blind eye," he said.

The Clooney invitation was supported by director Dustin Lens Black and American singers Rufus Winright and Blinda Carlisle under the label BoycottBrunei # On Twitter.

British and European politicians, Amnesty International and Asian human rights groups attacked Brunei's projects and expressed their concerns.