Zambia’s President Pardons Gay Couple Sentenced to 15 Years for Crimes ‘Against the Order of Nature’

Zambia’s president Edgar Chagwa Lungu has pardoned a gay couple who were sentenced to 15 years in prison in November 2019.

Reuters reports: “Japhet Chataba, 39, and Steven Sambo, 31, were among nearly 3,000 inmates pardoned by President Edgar Lungu last Friday to commemorate Africa Freedom Day, according to the government gazette. A Lusaka High Court judge had sentenced them to 15 years in prison under laws that forbid sex between couples ‘against the order of nature’.’”

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You may recall that Daniel Foote, the U.S. ambassador to Zambia, was recalled after criticizing the sentence.

Voice of America reported: “A State Department spokesperson said Ambassador Daniel Foote’s job in Zambia is…

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