An HIV-positive Malawian man who said
he slept with at least 100 girls and women in traditional cleansing rituals has
been sentenced to two years in jail and hard labour after being convicted of
'engaging in harmful practices'.Eric Aniva was prosecuted on the orders of
President Peter Mutharika after publicly speaking about his role as a 'hyena'
in a BBC documentary.
Custom in some parts of southern Malawi
demands that a man, known as a 'hyena', is paid to have sex with bereaved
widows to exorcise evil spirits and to prevent other deaths occurring.At the
request of a girl's parents, the 'hyena' is also paid to have sex with
adolescent girls to mark their passage to womanhood after their first
menstruation
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