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>The statement says the band members were told they did not have to acquire work visas because they “were in no way going to earn money from it or receive any form of payment.”

>“They confiscated our cellphones and we were denied the possibility of contacting our families and loved ones,” the statement reads. “Around 10:30 p.m., two prison officers frisked us, handcuffed us and brought us to jail in a police car. We spent the night in jail and had been escorted there as though we were three criminals.”

Unnecessarily heavy handed for what sounds like a simple misunderstanding.

>The control agents who did a quick check on the concerts we informed them of noticed that two of the venues were asking for entry fees and this was enough to convince them that we needed work visas

Pretty thin evidence of any wrong doing on the part of the three individuals involved. Someone else is getting paid so you need a work visa, enjoy your night in jail.