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| Title: | Mauritania: Wire: Outrage Sparked by Reggae Singer's Death |
| Published On: | 1999-02-22 |
| Source: | Reuters |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 12:49:19 |
OUTRAGE SPARKED BY REGGAE SINGER'S DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius - Around 2,000 protesters in Mauritius clashed with
police after a local reggae singer arrested for smoking marijuana died in
police custody, reports said.
Joseph Reginald Topize -- or Kaya -- died in jail on Sunday three days after
his arrest for smoking marijuana at a rally to decriminalise the drug in the
Indian Ocean nation.
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius - Around 2,000 protesters in Mauritius clashed with
police after a local reggae singer arrested for smoking marijuana died in
police custody, reports said.
Joseph Reginald Topize -- or Kaya -- died in jail on Sunday three days after
his arrest for smoking marijuana at a rally to decriminalise the drug in the
Indian Ocean nation.
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