The Rwandan woman who gained international attention for her arrest for indecent dressing has been given a 2-year prison term.
On August 9, 2022, Mugabekazi Lilliane, 24, was detained and charged with public indecency for showing too much skin while attending a Tayc concert in Kigali.
She was detained after being arrested and kept there while she awaited the outcome of the case in court.
Following her detention, Faustin Nkusi, a spokeswoman for the prosecution, informed AFP that “she is accused of having committed public indecency.”
Outrage was raised when the arrest was announced, however Johnston Busingye, a former justice minister of Rwanda, supported the action.
A Rwandan court condemned Lilliane to two years in prison on Thursday, August 18.
