Tanzanian lecturer arrested for insulting President Magufuli on Whatsapp
A Senior University lecturer in Tanzania has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message.
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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''.
