Rwandan woman faces two years imprisonment for indecent dressingA 24-year-old Rwandan woman, faces up to two years imprisonment after she was arrested and taken to court for dressing inappropriately.Rwandan authorities arrested the young woman after a photo of her in a fish net attire at a music concert flooded social media.The citizen reports that the 24-year-old was not granted bail as the prosecution requested for her to be detained for 30 days pending investigations.If convicted, for the offence of public indecency, she faces a sentence of six months up to two years.Appearing before the court on Thursday, the defendant’s lawyer asked for the case to be heard in camera.The case has caused public outrage on social media with many condemning the government for violating women’s rights, while others argued for ‘more decent dressing’ in public.The court case comes a few days after the Rwanda National Police Spokesperson stated on national TV that it is committed to taming such indecent behaviours.The police have since denied some women entry into public places and concerts in Kigali due to their “inappropriate dressing”.In 2020, three women were paraded in front of the media by Rwanda Investigation Bureau after posting videos on Instagram naked. The trio were later charged with publishing scandalous videos about sex and drug use and sentenced to 36 months in prison.Credit: The Citizen
