Musician Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah, also known as Mzbel has been arrested by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command.
According to reports, television personality Stacy Amoateng reported the controversial musician to the police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for defamation of character.
Police Public Relations Officer of CID, DSP Juliana Obeng confirmed this to Adom News, Monday.
Mzbel is reported to have said that Stacy Amoateng is HIV positive per information she got from popular prophet Nigel Gaisie.
“Mzbel came to the CID headquarters on her own but she was officially arrested” Juliana Obeng said.
She added that the musician had been cautioned on Section 208 of the Criminal Code which states:
Any person who publishes or reproduces any statement, rumour or report which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the public or to disturb the public peace knowing or having reason to believe that the statement, rumour or report is false is guilty of a misdemeanour.
The Police PRO said Mzbel was still in police custody pending investigations.
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