cairo cairo court sunday release 17 people arrest last month crackdown authorities homosexuality judicial source say charge practice homosexuality incite debauchery sentence three years prison fail pay fine 5,000 egyptian pound 285 defendants give leave appeal sentence high court although homosexuality specifically outlaw egypt conservative society discrimination rife gay men frequently arrest typically charge debauchery immorality blasphemy october egyptian security force arrest 57 people wave arrest trigger raise rainbow flag music concert overwhelm majority arrest involve flag incident however arrest perceive sexual orientation follow days egypt court free 17 accuse incite debauchery source