Zambian police stormed a man’s house because he was having gay sex, local reports claim

Police have reportedly arrested two men for having gay sex in Lusaka, Zambia.

According to local media reports, police in the capital raided a property on August 22 after being tipped off by members of the public. A 52-year-old man was arrested alongside a 21-year-old man after they were caught having sex.

A police spokesperson told the media that the 52-year-old man had been charged with ‘having carnal knowledge against the order of nature’. He said that Zulu is currently in police custody and that the 21-year-old man has been taken away for a medical examination.

In Zambia, same-sex sexual activity is punishable with up to 14 years in prison under a section of a penal code originally imposed by the British Empire.

It states that “any person who has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature or has carnal knowledge of an animal” is guilty of a felony.