Two men arrested for gay sex in Zambia
Young couple facing a minimum of 15 years in jail
after police discovered four condoms containing what they suspected to
be semen
Two men are facing prison for having gay sex in Zambia.
According to local media, the couple Harrison Jere and Jackson Musonda were caught having consensual sex by a man sleeping in the same house in Lusaka last week.
The man reportedly awoke, turned on the lights and caught the couple ‘red-handed in the act’.
A police spokesman said: ‘Police officers who visited the scene found four condoms containing liquid suspected to be semen.’
They added they wanted to warn ‘would-be offenders’ that the penalty for having gay sex is a minimum of 15 years.
In April, a human rights activist was snatched by police directly after he appeared on television to discuss gay rights in Zambia.
A month after, two other men James Mwape and Philip Mubiana were charged for having gay sex.
While they have not been trialed, they are remaining in prison following numerous delays. They are set to appeal in court on 29 August.
It follows Zambia’s Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu dismissing calls to decriminalize homosexuality.
‘Those advocating gay rights should go to hell. That is not an issue we will tolerate,’ he said.
According to local media, the couple Harrison Jere and Jackson Musonda were caught having consensual sex by a man sleeping in the same house in Lusaka last week.
The man reportedly awoke, turned on the lights and caught the couple ‘red-handed in the act’.
A police spokesman said: ‘Police officers who visited the scene found four condoms containing liquid suspected to be semen.’
They added they wanted to warn ‘would-be offenders’ that the penalty for having gay sex is a minimum of 15 years.
In April, a human rights activist was snatched by police directly after he appeared on television to discuss gay rights in Zambia.
A month after, two other men James Mwape and Philip Mubiana were charged for having gay sex.
While they have not been trialed, they are remaining in prison following numerous delays. They are set to appeal in court on 29 August.
It follows Zambia’s Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu dismissing calls to decriminalize homosexuality.
‘Those advocating gay rights should go to hell. That is not an issue we will tolerate,’ he said.
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