MAN ARRESTED FOR SMOKING DURING RAMADAN

Man Sentenced To Prison For Smoking During Ramadan

A man who was caught while smoking during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, has been extremely rebuffed for the act. 

A Tunisian man who smoked a cigarette in broad daylight during the Muslim sunrise to-nightfall holy fasting month of Ramadan, has been sentenced to one month in jail on Monday. 

As indicated by Agence France Presse, AFP, a representative, Chokri Lahmar uncovered that the man was seen smoking outside the Bizerte courthouse by a legal authority who informed the police before they captured him and alluded him to the indictment. 

He said the man had 10 days to appeal before the sentence begins. 

On June 1 four men were sentenced to one-month imprison terms for eating out in the open during Ramadan. 

There is no law against eating or drinking out in the open during Ramadan, however consistently the issue goes to the fore in the North African nation. 

Tunisia's constitution ensures “freedom of belief and conscience”, however the state is likewise the "guardian of religion". 

Monday's decision came a day after many Tunisians protested in the capital Tunis to request the privilege to eat and drink in broad daylight during the Muslim fasting month. 

During Ramadan, Muslims around the globe avoid eating, drinking, smoking and engaging in sexual relations from first light to sunset. 

They break the fast with a supper known as iftar and before sunrise they have a chance to eat and drink during suhur.