A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government. Mohamed Boughalleb, who had been charged with insulting a public official, was sentenced Wednesday.
FILE - People take part in a protest against president Kais Saied policies, in Tunis, Tunisia , March 5, 2023. Prominent Tunisia n journalist Mohamed Boughalleb was put under pre-trial detention on a judge’s order after a Tuesday, April 16, 2024, hearing in which he dangled the prospect of publishing reporting on corruption and the misuse of public funds by several ministers and public institutions.
The complaint from a member of Tunisia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs came after Boughalleb on Facebook questioned trips abroad that the civil servant made with the minister and called them a “waste of public funds.” Lawyers for Boughalleb, 60, denounced the sentence as “an assault on freedom of expression” and raised questions about its political nature. He joined a chorus of Tunisians who have called into question the government’s pursuit of its critics as President Kais SaiedAuthorities have increasingly targeted and arrested journalists this year and about 20 are now facing similar charges, Ziad Dabbar, the president of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists, said.
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