Dar es Salaam. Artist Shadrack Chaula, 24, was released today, Monday, July 8, 2024, after being sentenced to two years in prison after failing to pay a fine of 5 million shillings for spreading false information against the President online.
On July 4, 2024, Chaula, arrested on charges of burning a picture of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and accused of spreading false information, was given a two-year sentence or a Sh5 million fine after admitting to the offense.
However, users of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) raised the fine within six hours to secure his release.
Through the Instagram page of lawyer Peter Kibatala, gratitude was expressed to all those who contributed.
“Shadrack Yusuph Chaula is free. You paid for his freedom and the freedom of expression in this country,” wrote Kibatala.
By Citizen