Egypt 's public prosecutor ordered the arrest Saturday of nine men on criminal charges of `` debauchery '' after a social media video purporting to show a gay wedding went viral . In a statement , the prosecutor 's office accused the men of `` debauchery '' and `` undermining public morals '' and ordered a physical examination by a forensic doctor , a common practice in Egypt when arresting homosexuals . While homosexuality is not overtly outlawed in Egypt , gay people can face criminal charges under statutes that broadly claim to protect social `` morality . '' The short video that went viral last week appears to have been filmed at a party on a Nile riverboat and appears to show two men in dark suits exchanging rings . The prosecution 's statement described it as a `` satanic ceremony '' with images that were `` shameful , regrettable and anger God . '' The statement claims the event took place in April , but was only recently posted as an act of revenge against one of the men filmed in the video . In April , four men were sentenced to prison for similar morality charges . In 2001 , Egypt arrested more than 50 men in a raid on a gay nightclub on the Queen riverboat .
Egypt 's public prosecutor announced the arrest Saturday of two men on criminal charges . Charges came from viral videos of purported gay wedding . Homosexuality is not overtly outlawed in Egypt . LGBT persons can face prosecution under broadly interpreted ` ` morality '' statutes .