by Rex Wockner
International News Briefs
A Spanish gay man who spent 94 days in prison during the Franco era for allegedly posing a danger to society has become the first such victim to be compensated by the government.
Antoni Ruiz received 4,000 euros (US$5,360) courtesy of the Tax and Economy Ministry's Committee for Compensation to Ex-Social Prisoners.
Francisco Franco, a fascist dictator who was head of state from 1947 until his death in 1975, jailed homosexuals in large numbers under laws that considered them delinquents, vagrants and dangers to society.
