Statement by Kenneth Mubu MP, DA Shadow Minister of International Relations
20 May 2010

Earlier today, two Malawian men, Steven Monjeza, 26, and Tiwonge Chimbangala, 20, were given the maximum sentence of 14 years in jail in a Blantyre court, after being convicted of performing “unnatural acts and gross indecency.”

The two have been imprisoned since December 27 2009, following their arrest immediately after their engagement to each other. Their crime, according to Malawian laws, is to ...
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Statement by Athol Trollip, Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance
21 May 2010

Yesterday, two Malawian men, Steven Monjeza, 26, and Tiwonge Chimbangala, 20, were convicted of performing "unnatural acts and gross indecency" by engaging in a gay relationship, and sentenced to 14 years hard labour by a Malawian Court. Not only is the verdict of the Malawian court unjustifiable, but the sentence handed down to the two men is wholly disproportionate to their perceived "crime", espec...

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