Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of Malawi, has pardoned Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the gay couple who had been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of unnatural acts and gross indecency, Reuters reported. wa Mutharika—who recently called homosexuality “evil and bad before the eyes of God”—said, “I have done this on humanitarian grounds but this does not mean that I support [homosexuality].” The couple had been arrested after holding an engagement ceremony.