Police in Tanzania have detained a woman after a video
emerged showing her apparently sharing a celebratory kiss with another woman.
In the video two women were apparently seen hugging and
kissing each other while dancing together in a room with a number of people
taking pictures and recording videos.
The video was widely shared on social media platforms and
generated a wide discussion with the majority criticising the women and
accusing them of engaging in what they called an "anti-Tanzanian cultural
practice".
The video appears to show them at an engagement party, a
local newspaper reports.
One opposition member of parliament shared the video clip on
his twitter account and called for the home affairs minister and police to take
action against the couple.
He questioned how the two women could engage in such a
practice in a video recording.
According to a local newspaper, police in Geita said they
have arrested one of the women for questioning on what it terms as
"illegal practices".
Homophobic sentiments are high in Tanzania and homosexuality
is a crime which is punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
Source: BBC
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