Tunisia – Mohamed Boughalleb sentenced to six months in prison

The eighth chamber of the court of the first instance of Tunis convicted journalist Mohamed Boughalleb to six months in prison, according to what was reported by attorney Nafaa Al-Aribi, member of Boughalleb’s defence.

In a statement to TAP, Al-Aribi considered that this decision was unfair and contrary to reality and the law, underlining that the defense authority will present a request for appeal against this decision.

Boughlab appeared in the lawsuit filed against him by a worker of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, accused of insulting others via social networking sites and attributing illegal acts to a public official.