LONDON: Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (pix) has returned an honorary degree awarded by Britain’s Oxford University after a global backlash led by c...
has returned an honorary degree awarded by Britain’s Oxford University after a global backlash led by celebrities including George Clooney and Elton John following his proposal to impose the death penalty for gay sex and adultery.
Oxford University said the sultan had decided to hand back the honorary degree on May 6, while it was reviewing its decision to award it.“As part of the review process, the university wrote to notify the sultan on April 26, 2019, asking for his views by June 7, 2019,“ the university said in an emailed statement to the“Through a letter dated May 6, 2019, the sultan replied with his decision to return the degree.
Seeking to temper the backlash, the sultan earlier this month said the death penalty would not be imposed in the implementation of the penal code changes. Several multinational companies have since put a ban on staff using the sultan’s hotels, while some travel companies have stopped promoting Brunei as a tourist destination.
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