Tanzania Star Musician Diamond Platnumz Arrested for Posting Indecent Videos on Instagram

Police have arrested Tanzania star musician Diamond Platnumz for allegedly posting indecent photos on social networking site, Instagram.

The artiste's manager, Babu Tale said the award-winning singer was arrested after being summoned at the police station to record a statement and refuted claims that he was arrested at his house.

“Reports that Diamond was arrested at his house are false. The singer was summoned to Central police post early Tuesday. He went and recorded a statement, and was, thereafter, held in the police cell."

" The police say that videos which he posted to his Instagram page last Sunday contravene public decency law. We hope he will be released soonest,” Babu Tale said on Tuesday.

On Sunday, the ‘Sikomi’ hit-maker posted a video thread of him, separately spending time with two women. Diamond is seen kissing one of the ladies passionately.

He captioned the videos: “Ukiachwa, achika” to mean that he has moved on after his ex-girlfriend Zari Hassan dumped him on Valentine's Day in February.

BBC reported that Tanzania Communications Minister Harrison Mwakwembe on Tuesday said in Parliament that the images by Diamond projected acts that go against law of decency.

Last year, Tanzanian president John Magufuli warned musicians against using using nude videos in their music or uploading sexually suggestive videos and photos on the internet.

“There are key moral values that we, as Tanzanian people, have been losing of late. The moral fabric is being eroded gradually. It is our responsibility, as the CCM parents’ welfare association, to speak out and correct matters, when immorality is taking over our daily activities, interactions and culture,” said President Magufuli.

“I am a big fan of good music, Tanzanian songs included. Every time I switch on my television set to watch music videos, the only people I see dancing clotheless in the music videos are women. You will hardly see men dancing naked in music videos. The furthest men will go with nudity is appearing shirtless in music videos so as to flaunt their muscular bodies. They want to show the world that they have six-pack abs; that’s all."

“Women, by posing nude, what are we teaching our children? We love music. But, must our women pose naked for the music videos to get views; and as a result, popularity? Does it mean that when a woman dances with clothes on, the music video won’t be enjoyable?

“Parents, it is time for us to return to Godly ways, and seek His intervention. Even Adam and Eve, according to the Bible, ran to cover their nakedness when they realised that they were exposing parts of their bodies that should not be seen by members of the public. In music videos, these women dance naked oblivious to the fact that they are flaunting their bodies in public domain. Fellow countrymen, it is time to protect our traditional Tanzanian culture, regardless our political inclination.”