Award-winning 28-year old singer Nassib Abdul, whose stage name is Diamond Platnumz, was arrested after sharing a video clip with his 4.5 million followers on Instagram that showed him kissing a girl.

“Star musician Diamond was arrested by the police yesterday and is being questioned over the online content he posted,” Tanzania Information, Sports and Culture Minister Harrison Mwakyembe said in parliament on Tuesday.

Mwakyembe said another local musician, 26-year old Faustina Charles, popularly known as Nandy, was also arrested for posting a video clip of her and another musician via WhatsApp that the minister said was “indecent”. He did not elaborate.

Diamond deleted his video clip after posting it but it has continued to circulate on social media. The video clip with Nandy also went viral on WhatsApp but it was unclear who had originally posted it.

Mwakyembe said the authorities plan to file criminal charges against the two musicians.

If convicted, the singers could face a fine of at least 5 million shillings ($2,200) or a prison sentence of a minimum of 12 months or both.

source: http://www.hypejamz.com/diamond-platnumz-arrested-latest-internet-crackdown/