The general prosecutor’s office authorized the Sfax 1 Court of First Instance to investigate 38 migrants of sub-Saharan nationality who defied and declined to heed the stop signals of maritime guard patrols. According to the statement, they also violently assailed several officers. This information was reported by Hichem Ben Ayed, public prosecutor and official spokesperson for the Sfax 1 Court of First Instance. He added that the first central anti-crime brigade of Ben Arous was mobilized to carry out the inquiries.
Detailing the case, while a Marine Guard patrol was conducting a sweeping and guarding operation in the Jebniana delegation at three o’clock in the morning as part of the fight against illegal migration, they found an iron boat carrying several irregular migrants from sub-Saharan countries. The migrants were ordered to stop but did not comply and instead tossed stones and heavy objects at the officers in an attempt to resist. They violently confronted the patrol agents and managed to seize a small maritime guard boat with agents on board. As a result, they were pursued, and the boat and the migrants were arrested. One of the officers attacked showed signs of violence.
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