Malawai: Gay Couple to Be Charged March 22nd

A gay couple jailed for holding a same-sex wedding in Malawi will be sentenced on charges of "gross indecency" next month. Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were denied bail in January and it was confirmed on Thursday that they will return to court on 22 March.

Homosexuality is banned in Malawi and the couple face a maximum sentence of 14 years' imprisonment for holding a symbolic wedding ceremony in December.

Authorities in the conservative southern African country have launched a crackdown on homosexuals in the past few weeks. On Monday police spokesman Dave Chingwalu said a 60-year-old man was arrested and charged with sodomy.

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