Briton facing five years jail after comparing Kyrgyzstan delicacy to a horse's penis

Michael Mcfeat posted the offending Facebook status about the traditional Kyrgyz chuchuk sausage

Michael Mcfeat, an employee of Toronto-based Centerra Gold mine in the central Asian country, was detained by police after posing a Facebook comment which , an interior ministry spokesman said.

Mr Mcfeat, of Abernethy, Perthshire, said his Kyrgyz colleagues were queuing for their "special delicacy, the horse's penis" during holiday celebrations in reference to a traditional sausage made from horse meat known as "chuchuk

His offending post sparked a furious response from workers, with more than 120 allegedly signing a petition calling for his arrest, a ministry statement said.

The Scot is currently being held by police and could face racial hatred charges punishable by a jail terms of up to five-years, it said.