United States hip hop star, Dante Terrell Smith aka Mos Def‚ has been arrested in Cape Town‚ allegedly for not having a valid passport. According to Times live , “The South African Police Service (SAPS) has charged him with usage of fraudulent travel documents and the matter is currently before the courts‚” Home Affairs ministerial spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said via Twitter. The arrest was on Thursday.
“Mr Smith has been living in SA with his family without the necessary permits‚ he was detained upon departure for using illegal travel documents‚” Tshwete said of the charge Smith was facing.
Tshwete further revealed that only the court can decide If he could be deported.
Last year Mos Def‚ who also calls himself Yasiin Bey‚ cancelled a planned tour of the States due to what his publicists called “legal and immigration issues”.
According to Rolling Stone magazine‚ the performer moved to Cape Town in 2009. Who is Mos Def ?
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