The Burundi schoolgirls detained for drawing on a photo of President Pierre Nkurunziza in their schoolbooks have been freed, Human Rights Watch official says
Human Rights Watch Central Africa director Lewis Mudge said the three girls were freed from Ngozi Central Prison two days after Justice Minister Aimée Laurentine Kanyana told state broadcaster RTNB that their provisional release had been approved. Three Burundi schoolgirls face jail for doodling on President's photoThe schoolgirls were charged March 18 with"insulting the head of state" and faced up to five years in jail if they were convicted.
— Lewis Mudge March 20, 2019 A 13-year-old girl was released for being below the age of criminal responsibility, while three others also were let go.Schoolchildren in Burundi have been jailed before over similar offenses.
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