Motion moved in Scotland parliament condemning Malawi gay arrest
More than 20 members of the Scottish parliament have condemned the arrest of two gay men in Malawi who held a wedding ceremony.
The motion was signed by members of all main parties and called for parliament to condemn the “illegal and homophobic arrests” of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga.
The couple are currently on trial and may face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.
The motion was introduced by Dundee West MSP, Joe FitzPatric.
“Malawi is one of several African countries adopting increasingly homophobic attitudes, with Uganda having recently introducing anti-homosexual legislation including the death penalty and other repressive practices being introduced in Gambia,” he said.
“Apart from the human rights violations, and the discriminatory nature of the contraventions, it is likely that these retrograde and illegal moves will considerably set back efforts to combat the massive problem of HIV AIDS in the African sub-continent.”
The motion calls for an end to police harassment of HIV educators and human rights defenders in the country.
Lawyers acting for Monjeza and Chimbalanga have asked for a review of the country’s homosexuality ban.
The couple were arrested on December 28th in Blantyre after holding a public ceremony. They are currently in custody in Chichiri prison.
Their legal team has asked for the case to be held before the Constitutional Court, but the presiding judge in Blantyre has said he will continue with the trial until the higher court accepts the case.
Judge Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa agreed that a constitutional review could take place.
Who the hell is Scotland telling us how to deal wit our legal matters? this nothing to do with them…and whether they condemn it or not we should take our own malawian stand on this..eehh eeehh
Please the schotish you definately have better things to debate than debating things that are entirely not your business
YOU schotish mind your own businesses there.Africans are tired of being bulldosed by ur authorities.no more mental slavery.Am begging the MW goverment to amend its constituent coz these people are taking advantage over our constituent bcoz it is western oliaeted.
zoo aub ife mafrican asatonere mguwo kubowoka zotitengera ku mtoso ngati maliro a njoka takana
keep fire burning we need a free society without there inteference
Hibernian boy is not Malawian for sure. He is one of those promoting gay rights from the underground in Malawi. You are a messenger of the devil. Your Scottish are wasting their time. By the way when did SCOTLAND become a major donor to Malawi.You think Malawians are fools? You are at an advantage because you got independence so many years ago but that does not mean yu can tell us to jump and expexct us to ask how high. The Scottish brought christianity to Malawi in 19th century and were part of those that sponsored many educated Malawians. For that reason Malawians understood what is right or wrong.The same bible that you brought in 1850s taught us that God is the same yesterday , today and forever. It taught us that HOMOSEXUALITY is a sin. Read 1 Romans v22-27.You are ‘God’s given up’ ‘condemned bunch’ we cannot follow you. i live in the UK and pay higer taxes with no recourse to your public funds. You are busy getting part of my money to feed your lazy people on benefits and probably funding you as well without my will to invest in your immoral gay rights. In the Old Testament those who practiced were removed by execution. It was like that in the UK till 1800 . Infact they only legalised it in Scotland in 1980 because of unrepentant heart of many who thought it was their right. When people exchange the truth with a lie and begin to worship a creature instead of the creator they are given up to evil.When values are turned upside down like in SCOTLAND and moral anarchy appears, men burn with lust for other menand women burn lust for women. From a biblical poit the rise of homosexuality is in the last stages of moral decay. It was already prohesied and HIBERNIA BOY WOE TO YOU FOR BEING A MESSENGER OF SUCH A REBELLION but still these things have to happen to fulfill the book. We Malawians are no going to take part because Leviticus 18 verse 22 and 20 verse 13 says of certain abominations such as homosexualit a land will vomit out its inhabitants (18:25). I will not wonder if GOD will not VOMIT you. Mind you, you are just an Island anything can happen. Nevertheless be thankful of the few who pray for they are the ones sometimes God considers not to destroy the whole land.
May HIBERNIA BOY report to his Scttish masters that a sample on nyasatimes show 99% condemnation of gay rights taking from the contents of response on this forum. We say NEVER NEVER NEVER. Do iit in your COUNTRY and just your COUNTRY.The only right you gay people have is to do it in private just like smoking chamba.Its your choice. There is no connection with HIV promotion unless you are mad.
So bad Scotland, back ‘em days when these had to fool us with their foolish ideas. Malawi govt, I ask you to stand on your own ideas on this matter.
Let the scottish run govt their own way .Malawi is a sovereign state and it can not be dictated by scottish parliament on what is right and wrong.Homosexuality is an immorarity and should not be legalised in Malawi.If i were government i would have killed aunt Tiwonge and Steve monjeza.Do not insanitize Malawi with homosexuality.Some of these activist are agents of the devil who have pocketed money from satanic agents in the name of democracy.
we are tire with multinaltionlism why always have a say on african legal matter who say your legal matter. foolish you nonsense scotish mps. our constution is not your consitution and country is not you country. please leave us alone on this matter.TImakhulupira chikhalidwe chathu chaulemu osati uchitsiru mukufuna kutamanda inu. AFircans are tired with yourremote control colonialism free us our wealth you have taken now bringing stupid idea to african to detoriate our beatiful culture we don;t want you again
Scotland shud know that Malawi is a GOD fearing nation! And our laws shud alwz be chekd against this background. Gay is not only sin but against Malawis norms and values too. Palibe mmalawi mmodzi angasangalare mwana wake or mbale wake atakwatirana ndi same sex. Ife Zimenezo ayi!! Kwanu konko anthu osaopa mulungu inu!!!!