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Nyasa Times
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has delivered a blistering attack on homosexuality describing them as “worse than dogs” saying it was abhorrent.
Mutharika addressing a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe sharply objected to rights activists to respect minority rights including that of gays and lesbians in the fight for HIV/Aids.
He adopted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s against homosexuals saying they areas worse than dogs.
“You will never see dogs marry each other,” Mutharika told thousands of his supporters in remarks broadcast like on state radio MBC.
“These people want us to behave worse than dogs. I cannot allow it,” he said.
Muthaeika said the sanctity of a family revolved around a father, a mother and children
Government has been accusing l human rights groups campaigning for minority rights of being funded by foreign interests.
Last year, the country’s first openly gay couple was convicted of practicing homosexuality and sentenced to the maximum 14 years in jail. The president pardoned the couple following international pressure.—(Reporting by Judith Moyo, Nyasa Times)
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