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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