A British DJ has been given a one-year jail sentence by a Tunisian court after playing a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer in a nightclub.
London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality - but fled the country before the court case.
He also issued an apology after footage of the weekend's event sparked outrage when it was shared on social media.
The nightclub in Nabeul in the country's north-east has since been shut down.The London-born DJ was performing at Orbit festival
A court spokesperson told AFP news agency that the court dismissed charges against the nightclub owner and an event organiser.
However prosecutors are understood to have appealed the decision, saying both should have known the content of the performance.
The event was part of Orbit Festival.The event took place in Nabeul, Tunisia (Photo: Google Street View)
Mnaouar Ouertani, governor of Nabeul, said: "We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred."
In the apology, Dax J offered his "sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by music that I played at Orbit Festival in Tunisia on Friday".
Dax J has performed at festivals and nightclubs around the world including techno festival Awakenings in Holland and the UK's Glastonbury.
He runs a studio in Berlin, where he also works as a sound and mastering engineer, according to his management company.
source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-dj-given-one-year-10177570
London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality - but fled the country before the court case.
He also issued an apology after footage of the weekend's event sparked outrage when it was shared on social media.
The nightclub in Nabeul in the country's north-east has since been shut down.The London-born DJ was performing at Orbit festival
A court spokesperson told AFP news agency that the court dismissed charges against the nightclub owner and an event organiser.
However prosecutors are understood to have appealed the decision, saying both should have known the content of the performance.
The event was part of Orbit Festival.The event took place in Nabeul, Tunisia (Photo: Google Street View)
Mnaouar Ouertani, governor of Nabeul, said: "We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred."
In the apology, Dax J offered his "sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by music that I played at Orbit Festival in Tunisia on Friday".
Dax J has performed at festivals and nightclubs around the world including techno festival Awakenings in Holland and the UK's Glastonbury.
He runs a studio in Berlin, where he also works as a sound and mastering engineer, according to his management company.
source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-dj-given-one-year-10177570
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