(MENAFN) Media sources said a British DJ has expressed his "deepest apologies" after being sentenced in absentia to a year in jail in Tunisia after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer.
In detail, Dax J was charged with public indecency and offending public morality after playing the mix at the Orbit Festival in Nabeul. He was sentenced by a court on Friday.
Consequently, the venue was shut down after footage of the 31 March event was shared on social media and sparked outrage.
Upon that, a court spokesman said that the court dismissed charges against the nightclub owner and an event organiser.
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