Twin Zimbabweans wear loin cloths in court
Associated Press
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Twin Zimbabwean brothers, who dressed in goatskin loincloths to promote traditional African values, were charged with indecent exposure and jailed to await psychiatric tests, court officials said Friday.
Harare magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe ordered the 22-year-old twins, Tafadzwa and Tapiwanashe Fichiani, held in custody to reappear in court on indecency charges Feb. 2 when psychiatric reports will be considered.
The pair went to court Thursday wearing the loin cloths, known as nhembe, covering only their genitals.
They face a fine of Zimbabwe $25,000 (less than 30 U.S. cents).
The twins were arrested, but freed on bail earlier this month, after complaints over their attire by shoppers at a suburban mall in northern Harare.
Police said the brothers claimed to have a religious calling to return to the traditional dress of animal skins worn before the colonial era in southern Africa.
The brothers said they refused to sleep on Western-style beds and were vegetarians.
Zimbabweans generally favor conservative Western clothes. Colorful and flowing African robes are seldom seen.
The state Herald newspaper Friday quoted experts on culture and tradition saying animal skins were only worn in some ceremonial and tribal rites.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Twin Zimbabwean brothers, who dressed in goatskin loincloths to promote traditional African values, were charged with indecent exposure and jailed to await psychiatric tests, court officials said Friday.
Harare magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe ordered the 22-year-old twins, Tafadzwa and Tapiwanashe Fichiani, held in custody to reappear in court on indecency charges Feb. 2 when psychiatric reports will be considered.
The pair went to court Thursday wearing the loin cloths, known as nhembe, covering only their genitals.
They face a fine of Zimbabwe $25,000 (less than 30 U.S. cents).
The twins were arrested, but freed on bail earlier this month, after complaints over their attire by shoppers at a suburban mall in northern Harare.
Police said the brothers claimed to have a religious calling to return to the traditional dress of animal skins worn before the colonial era in southern Africa.
The brothers said they refused to sleep on Western-style beds and were vegetarians.
Zimbabweans generally favor conservative Western clothes. Colorful and flowing African robes are seldom seen.
The state Herald newspaper Friday quoted experts on culture and tradition saying animal skins were only worn in some ceremonial and tribal rites.
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1 Comments:
.30 cents?
I can't help but chuckle reading this. :) I'm not taking it seriously.
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