An investigating judge issued the order on August 7. Twenty-eight other defendants received full dismissals. Charges of endangering others’ lives and deliberately transmitting HIV/AIDS were also dropped, although the public prosecutor has appealed the ruling. Senegal toughened its penal code in March, raising prison terms for same-sex sexual acts from one-to-five years to five-to-10 years, and increasing fines. The legislation also criminalizes the promotion or financing of homosexuality. More than 100 people have been detained in recent months, including public figures. Rights groups have condemned the crackdown as discriminatory.