A gay Swazi student who was humiliated and tortured by a gang of Russian homophobes has returned to his home country, according to Swaziland government sources.
The 20-year-old man was studying at Shukhov State Technological University in Belgorod, located near Russia’s border with Ukraine, when he was lured to an apartment by the antigay terrorist group Occupy Pedophilia.
Last week, a 33-minute video of the young man being tortured by the group was posted online. It quickly went viral. In it, he is interrupted while taking a shower. He is then slapped, spit on, and forced to have his head shaved and painted. He is also forced to kiss a watermelon before having it smashed in his face. In the process, the back of his head is slammed against a tile wall. Later in the video, he is mocked for his skin color and made to simulate oral sex on a beer bottle.
“While government was gathering information about his case, ‘Gadlela’ came home,” said Swazi government spokesman Percy Simelane. “Due to the trauma he suffered, he went to his family and neglected to contact government on his arrival (as is required for all students returning from study abroad).”
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The government spokesman is using a fake name for the student.
Simelane also stated that social welfare workers have visited the rural homestead where the young man lives with his family.
His mother told the Swaziland media that Shukhov State Technological University had called to confirm her son had arrived home.
Describing him as “traumatized”, she said he wished not to be disturbed. He would be returning to his studies in due course, she said, although not at Shukhov.
Earlier this week, the ringleader of Occupy Pedophilia, Maxim Martsinkevich, announced he has fled Russia to avoid charges of “extremism.” At this time, it is not known if the people who terrorized the Swazi student will be charged with anything.
Deepdow
Russia = Nazi Germany
Fitz
See.. this is the climate there, and why some of us don’t feel all that generous about gay athletes who are still going to the Sochi games… a government like theirs encourages groups like these. And gay athletes who are willing to bring legitimacy and cash to that government ARE part of the problem.
Kieran
As if he’ll be safer in Africa than Russia? If Swaziland is like other African countries this young man is likely to be arrested, imprisoned, or killed and mutilated now that he has been outed. In the mind of many Africans, this video will simply reinforce their negative view of homosexuals as being weak, submissive and unmanly.
ouragannyc
@Kieran: Judging by what the article states, the swazi government seems to be compassionate toward him. So, I don’t think he will be jailed and humiliated by his government.
darkanser
@ouragannyc: I suspect Swaziland might be more like South Africa in its tolerance towards gays. Occupy Pedophilia? The name says it all.
hamoboy
@Kieran: Because Africa is one single country right? Idiot. Remember that South Africa legalized gay marriage years before it became fashionable. There’s a lot of diversity in that continent, and I wouldn’t be suprized if Swaziland is more tolerant of LGBT than Russia.
Polaro
Russia is truly disturbing. They are a good example of why we need protections for LGBT people in the US. It is clear that without the law to defend people some people can be monsters.
Degas
I’ll bet these Occupy monsters are doing each other like crazy.
arj
Enough. It’s is time. Boycott these Russian “olympics.”
tjr101
@Kieran: You must be republican, Africa is not a country, he is from Swaziland which is a country on the continent of Africa. Not all African countries are the same. I can send you a map, you obviously need one.
The fact that these thugs can post something like this online and get away with it is quite disturbing. Why is Russia recognized as more civil than say Iran?
Wishing this poor kid all the best!