Congo-Brazzaville: Social media star arrested for wearing military uniform

A Congolese social media celebrity Tik tok was arrested on Monday after posting a video of her being dressed in military uniform. Known as Jessie, the young lady was handcuffed and photographed by police officers who later posted the images on facebook.

               What is the Uniforms Act 2002?

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• -;The law makes it illegal for people who are not serving in the military to wear uniforms.
• - Section 2 spells out that it is prohibited to wear "without Her Majesty's permission the uniform of any of those forces, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform".
• -People can be fined up to $ 90,92 or be sent to prison for one month
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