Zimbabwean MP released on bail after accusing Mugabe of having gay sex

December 30, 2011 | World News | Written by

Harare, Dec 30: A Zimbabwean parliamentarian was held in custody for seven days after accusing President Robert Mugabe of having gay sex with another politician.

The state charged Lynette Karenyi, of the Movement for Democratic Change for saying: “Robert Mugabe, president of Zanu-PF, had homosexual relations” with another politician.

“Karenyi is alleged to have insulted President Mugabe, while addressing an MDC rally held on December 9 at Nhedziwa football grounds in Chimanimani,” according to The Herald newspaper.

Mugabe, who is known for saying that gays and lesbians are “worse than pigs and dogs” last month, labelled British Prime Minister David Cameron “satanic” for saying that countries that want aid from London must accept gays rights.

Both Karenyi and her party declined to comment on the matter, but the Herald said she was “denying the allegations being levelled against her.”

The politician was released on Thursday after paying 200 dollars bail, News24 reports. (ANI)