On 10 April 2012, a court remanded 18 alleged homosexuals (16 from Senegal, 1 from the Gambia, and 1 from Nigeria) who were arrested on 9 April at a bar in the Tourism Development Area. They were "charged with indecent practice among themselves at a public place". According to police testimony in court in July 2012, the arrests were made because men were wearing women's clothes, carrying handbags, and "walking like ladies". On 1 August 2012, the prosecutor dropped all charges in the case.