Woman is sentenced to two years in jail for her "shameful" dress
Outraged sparked over this shocking case...
Someone called the fashion police on this woman, but the internet is divided one how this incident played out.
The 24-year-old woman, RwaMugabekazi Lillian, was arrested on August 7 after she attended a concert wearing a sheer dress.
Celebrities from around the world love this particular style, but it was a bit much for this very conservative town.
See images of the outfit in question below:
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A 24year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda for wearing "shameful" clothing faces up to 2yrs in jail for"public indecency" prosecutors said
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Liliane Mugabekazi was arrested on 08/7 after she attended a concert by popular French musician Tayc 8 days earlier,wearing a sheer dress pic.twitter.com/Ny3du4mEvV
Faustin Nkusi told AFP: “She attended the concert while wearing clothes that reveal her private parts… clothes that we call shameful."
Prosecutors accused her of committing a “serious crime".
“It is on these serious grounds that we ask the court to remand Mugabekazi for 30 days."
“She is suspected to have committed public indecency."
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Although it was announced on Tuesday that she received bail.
"The current issue of our young men and women who drink and drug themselves unconscious, appear in public literally naked is objectionable."
Above is a picture of RwaMugabekazi Lillian in court.
The law doesn't side with the freedom of expression in terms of what women are allowed to wear.
Stay tuned for more on this developing issue.
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