“They are used to these kind of lenient judgments” Wema Sepetu gets a tongue-lashing from her lawyer after guilty verdict 

Wema Sepetu is finally free, she has been battling in court to prove her innocence ever since she was arrested on February 4th 2017 in a police drug sweep. The former Tanzanian beauty queen was found in possession of marijuana in her house.

On Friday July 20th, judge Thomas Simba sentenced Wema to one-year jail term with an option of paying a fine of Tsh2 million /Kes 88,000).

The former beauty queen opted to pay the fine and avoided serving the prison term. Wema’s lawyer Alberto Msando however had no kind words to say to his client after the guilty verdict.

Role model

Mr. Msando said most Bongo celebs are doing drugs because they are used to lenient judgments. He urged Wema Sepetu to be a role model to others and preach against drug use.

“If we are to be honest, we have a problem with our celebrities, a majority of them are into drugs. They are used to these kind of lenient judgments and that’s why they don’t seem bothered. But it’s high time they evaluate themselves and change their lifestyle. For Wema, I now expect her to be a real role model and preach against the use of drugs. It’s not cool at all,” said Alberto Msando.