A Senior University
lecturer in Tanzania has been charged with insulting President John
Magufuli in a WhatsApp message. REUTERS reports that insulting the
president was made a criminal offense
in Tanzania under a cybercrimes law passed last year, punishable by up
to three years in jail, a fine of around $3,000, or both.
Julius Mjengi, police chief of the south-west Tanzanian town of Iringa told Reuters, "The senior university lecturer was arraigned in court yesterday, and I think he was later released on bail''.
Julius Mjengi, police chief of the south-west Tanzanian town of Iringa told Reuters, "The senior university lecturer was arraigned in court yesterday, and I think he was later released on bail''.
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