Three men have been arrested and released in connection with the distribution of anti-gay leaflets in western districts of Amsterdam earlier this week.

One of the men is a 39-year-old Rotterdammer. The other two are 29 and come from The Hague. They were arrested on the basis of surveillance camera footage.

According to the police, they have admitted producing and distributing the flyers. No other information about the men has been released.

Whether the men face charges or not depends on if the public prosecution department decides the leaflets should be treated as a criminal offence. They told police the aim of the leaflets – which state that homosexuality is banned in Islam, Christianity and Judaism – was to ‘start a discussion’