Remember that DJ that played a remix of Muslim call to prayer in a festival in Tunisia.
Well BBC is reporting that he has been sentenced to jail. A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer.
The DJ, known as Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality.
He has since fled the country, and made a public apology.
You will remember that the nightclub was shut down and the manager invited by the authorities and questioned after footage of the weekend's event was shared on social media and sparked outrage.
A court spokesperson told AFP news agency that the court dismissed charges against the nightclub owner and an event organiser, but the prosecution has appealed saying the two should have checked what the DJ would be playing.
The event was part of Orbit Festival in Nabeul in the country's north-east. The footage showed clubbers dancing to music played by two European DJs.
The music included a dance version of the call to prayer, the religious act that Muslims perform five times a day.
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