A Few Days after Cyprian Nyakundi and Robert Alai Were Arrested, Notable NTV Journalist in Piping Hot Soup
A few days after Robert Alai and Cyprian Nyakundi were arrested, renowned journalist Yassin Juma was arrested by police from his house and taken to Muthaiga Police station.
According to his close friend and fellow journalist Mohammed Ali he was booked under OB number 52/23/01/2016 and accused of Misuse of a communication gadget.
His arrest has been met with fierce opposition not only from his fans but also reputable people under the hashtag #FreeYassinJuma.
With this tweet coming from Mohammed Ali:
JOURNALIST AND blogger Yassin Juma arrested by police and taken to Muthaiga Police Station. #FreeYassinJuma From a source in muthaiga:Yassin Juma OB number 52/23/01/2016
Charge.Misuse of Communication gadget. Basi tununulieni simu tutumie mtakavyo
While the Grand Mullah was of the opinion that the government is trying to gag the media:
Ahmednasir Abdullahi @ahmednasirlaw: The arrest of Yassin Juma & many journalists/bloggers by OUR govt is classic & unacceptable Orwellian desire to regulate the news we consume
