In a single day, Tunisias military court imposed prison sentences - TopicsExpress



          

In a single day, Tunisias military court imposed prison sentences on a union leader and a blogger for speech offenses, even though neither was present for his trial, said Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. This is not worthy of the new Tunisia. At the December 25 hearing, the judge ordered Ayaris transfer to Mornaguia Prison to begin serving his sentence. International law applicable in Tunisia prohibits the trial of civilians before military courts. Ayaris lawyer, Malek Ben Ammar, requested a retrial, which the court scheduled for January 6, 2015. Jouini is provisionally free, pending his retrial. On December 30, the First Instance military tribunal adjourned his case to February 26, 2015.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:52:13 +0000

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