Photo ~ Accused: Kabir Ahmed, on trial along with three other men accused of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation

'I was doing my duty as a Muslim,' says father who handed out leaflets saying gay people should be hanged

Kabir Ahmed, 28, tells court he couldn't 'just stand by and watch somebody commit a sin'

Five men face first prosecution for inciting hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation since law came into force

Leaflet called Death Penalty? said: 'The death sentence is the only way this immoral crime can be erased from corrupting society'

Kabir Ahmed, 28, said he handed a leaflet called Death Penalty? to a policeman and stuffed them through letterboxes across Derby because he was spreading the word of God as taught by Islam.

He said: 'My intention was to do my duty as a Muslim, to inform people of God’s word and to give the message on what God says about homosexuality.'

At the opening of the trial last week jurors were shown the Death Penalty? leaflet, which shows an image of a mannequin hanging from a noose and says that homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty under Islam.

The leaflet states: 'The death sentence is the only way this immoral crime can be erased from corrupting society and act as a deterrent for any other ill person who is remotely inclined in this bent way.'

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