A gay couple who were jailed in Malawi have been pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Mr Mutharika, speaking as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Lilongwe, said he had ordered their immediate release.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10190653.stmThank heaven for this. Let's hope these two can put this terrible episode behind them and start again.
Post Merge: May 30, 2010, 09:37:01 AM
Seems the Malawians are unbowed:
Two gay men jailed in Malawi but later pardoned by the country's President Bingu wa Mutharika have been released from prison, say reports.
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But a government minister told the BBC the men could be re-arrested if they continued their relationship.
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But Patricia Kaliati, Malawi's Minister of Gender and Children, said Monjeza and Chimbalanga's release did not mean they could continue their relationship.
"It doesn't mean that now they are free people, they can keep doing whatever you keep doing," she said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10194057.stmSad that the Malawians seem unable to face up to the reality of what they have done here. It will take a while for the social changes to occur. But hopefully, this will lead to a softening of attitudes.
