Lissu sentenced to four years in prison for incitement

Zanzibar police says it ordered arrest of marijuana smokers, not those eating in public during Ramadhan

Zanzibar Police Commissioner CP Hamad Khamis Hamad. PHOTO | FILE

By  The Citizen Reporter

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Mwananchi Communications Limited

What you need to know:

  • The Police had earlier said that the arrests were made after an investigation prompted by a circulated video showing people eating during daylight hours in Mnazi Mmoja Square, violating the fasting norms of Ramadhan.

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