Lobatan: Burundi Market Women Pop out Saggy Breas*ts To Protest Seizure of Goods (Photo___ + 18)

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That strange world took position at a market in the Burundi Capital, Bujumbura, as officers grabbed cover cloths imported illegally. The ladies, who're all booth slots, spontaneously chose to blank all in protest. In Burundi, as in several nations in Africa, cover cloths or “pagnes” are an integral the main country's heritage. Nowadays, all the cloths are imported from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo wherever costs are lower there.
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In Bujumbura, the "pagnes" have been sold at markets by “mama vendors” for generations. But at the Chez Siyoni market on September 27, all stock was seized because authorities say the stallholders had not paid import taxes on the cloths.

When contacted by FRANCE 24, a spokesperson from the Burundi Revenue Authority said the operation “was carried out as part of the fight against fraud. All customs officers can, according to the law, carry out a search if there is serious information on the existence of fraudulent merchandise. It happens that in Burundi, "pagnes" are never declared even though the markets are filled with them, and it’s one of the most sold products. Surprising, isn’t it?”

The spokesperson added: “The tax on "pagnes" is there for the benefit of the local economy. Given that it’s a massively-imported merchandise, we tax it more than other items.