A gay couple jailed for 14 years in Malawi have been separated into prisons more than 40 miles apart with little hope of maintaining contact. Steven Monjeza, 26, and his partner, 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga, were last week convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts and sentenced to the maximum 14 years with hard labour.
Monjeza has been sent to the 1938-built maximum security prison in Zomba, while Chimbalanga remains at Chichiri prison in the commercial capital, Blantyre.
“I can confirm that the two were separated,” activist George Thindwa said. “Steven was sent to Zomba on Sunday.” Thindwa said he was tipped about the move by a top prison authority, who phoned him to say: “Your friend Steve is going to Zomba maximum prison.”
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