Malwai gay couple arrested after marriage ceremony
”Homesexuality is illegal in Malawi such that the two if convicted will spend a maximum of 14 years in prison with hard labour.”
Davie Chingwalu, a spokesperson for police in the Southern Region of the African nation, Malawi, where two gay men have been arrested for participating in a same-sex wedding ceremony. (African Press Agency)
”I went there to see for myself a gay couple. There were many people who were just curious about the whole affair because this was the first time that gays have come out openly.”
Finiasi Chikaoneka, an observer of a gay marriage ceremony held between two men in Malawi, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza. The couple was arrested soon after on a charge of “gross public indecency.” (AFP)
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