Tunisia overturns six-month term for inmate who refused to watch president on TV

Tunisia overturns six-month term for inmate who refused to watch president on TV
Source: Human Rights Watch / Caption: Pres Saied, elected in 2019, has ruled Tunisia by decree since a 2021 power grab.

A Tunisian appeals court on Wednesday overturned an inmate's six-month prison sentence, handed to him after he had refused to watch a news segment about President Kais Saied, his lawyer told AFP. The court "dismissed the case and nullified all proceedings in the case of the young man", lawyer Adel Sghaier said, without identifying his client. Sghaier said his client was initially prosecuted under Article 67 of the penal code, which covers crimes against the head of state, AFP reported.

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