LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andalusian Resorts and Spas, Inc. (the "Company") (symbol: ARSP.PK), announced today that it has endorsed Tuesday’s May 6th vote by The City of Beverly Hills to pressure the government of Brunei to divest from the Beverly Hills Hotel after Brunei's enactment of Sharia law. The Company is against human rights violations in all countries, not just Brunei. It asks the government of Brunei to divest ownership of hotels and any other properties, and condemns it and other countries that operate under Islamic criminal law against the LGBT global community.
Andalusian would be delighted to begin negotiations to acquire any Hotel property that is prepared to divest ownership and is prepared to take care of the properties’ families as well. Last week, Brunei, led by Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, became the first East Asian country to adopt Islamic criminal law. Brunei will punish offenses like sodomy and adultery with the death penalty, including by stoning. The laws will be introduced in phases in Brunei with the harshest penalties going into effect in two years. Organizations have canceled events at the Beverly Hills Hotel, including the Motion Picture & Television Fund's annual "Night Before the Oscars" charity event and the Feminist Majority Foundation's annual Global Women's Rights Awards.
Bernard Fried, President of Andalusian Resorts and Spas stated, “the Company is proud to endorse these divestitures and supports the Gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign which called on the Beverly Hills Hotel's owner to stop promoting special services at the hotel for same-sex weddings which are now legal in California since profits from LGBT weddings shouldn’t be going to Hotel owners that may start executing its LGBT patrons. Andalusian’s growth strategy may grow more rapidly from opportunistic real-estate transactions such as these divestitures further confirming our direction for the Company.”
Andalusian also wants to address that this is a very exciting time for the Company and thanks our shareholders for their continued support as Andalusian grows its business. Our pledge is to continue to inform the shareholders on the status of the projects and continue to move the Company forward and implement Andalusian’s Business Plan to provide increased shareholder value.
About Andalusian Resorts and Spas
– http://www.arsproud.com
The
Company plans to own and operate an international premiere luxury
boutique hotel and resort chain catering to the LGBT community, where
exceptional care, attention to detail, and the comfort of its guests are
its ultimate mission. Each of its premier, full-service locations will
strive to maintain a 4 or 5 star rating. Andalusian has committed to
fund and endow a charitable foundation with a portion of its revenues,
whose purpose is to, among other things, foster education and awareness
regarding the worldwide LGBT community. “LET’s OPEN THIS DOOR TOGETHER”
- “WE ARE A STRAIGHT FRIENDLY COMPANY.”
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