Tunisia – A detention warrant issued against the manager of a well-drilling company for involvement in public procurement corruption cases

The investigating judge at the Tunis Court of First Instance issued an arrest warrant late on Friday, November 22, 2024, against the manager of a company specializing in well drilling.

This decision follows ongoing investigations into allegations of financial and administrative corruption linked to a public case implicating the Regional Agricultural Commission of Kasserine.

The Public Prosecutor at the Tunis Court of First Instance authorized officers from the National Unit for Financial Crimes Investigations of the El Gorjeni Judicial Police Directorate to conduct required inquiries into suspicions of financial and administrative corruption in public contracts related to deep well drilling carried out by the Regional Agricultural Commission of Kasserine.

Following these investigations, the case was referred to the investigating judge at the Tunis Court of First Instance. The judge interrogated the manager of the well-drilling company before deciding to issue a detention warrant against him. Further investigations are underway involving other parties connected to the case.