HO, Ghana, Aug 5 (Reuters) – A court in Ghana dismissed a case against 21 Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) activists on Thursday, ruling there was not enough evidence to prove they had gathered unlawfully, a prosecutor in the case said. “What this means is that they cannot be brought back to court on the same charges. So they have been freed,” Chief Superintendent Akologo Yakubu Ayamga told Reuters. The 16 women and five men were arrested at a hotel in the southeastern city of Ho in May. Police said they had gathered illegally to advocate LGBT+ activities with books and flyers with titles including, “Coming out” and “All about Trans”. LGBT+ people face widespread persecution in the West African nation where gay sex is punishable with up to three years imprisonment.