Amina's lawyers argued that she had the pepper spray for self-defense reasons, following the death threats she received last March, after she posted topless photographs of herself on Facebook. 
Wanasheria wa Amina walisema kwamba alikuwa na kifaa hicho kwa sababu ya kujilinda, kufuatia vitisho vya kuuawa alivyopata mwezi Machi, baada ya yeye kuwa ameweka picha inayomwonyesha bila nguo kifuani kwenye mtandao wa Facebook.