Attorney General v. Walid Zarrouk
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 33.886917
Longitude: 9.537499
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Tunisia
- Decision Date
- Feb 7, 2017
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Broadcasting Networks
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Libel
- Penal Code
- Public Officials
- Slander
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Court Name
- Tunis Appellate Court
- Case Summary
Zarrouk was sentenced to imprisonment under the Article 128 of the Penal Code for false accusations of public officials, because he characterized judicial authorities as "stupid" on a prime time TV show, which the court found to be defamatory. Zarrouk was also accused of hiding information about the alleged involvement of political parties in terrorist attacks, and was sentenced to further imprisonment for this. His sentence was set as one year.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source URL
- Freedom House
- Notes
Official government or legal records of this case are unavailable online. This is in addition to the same court later that day sentencing him for 8 months, and a prior sentence of a year in prison. The total sentence, however, was reduced to 14 months.
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 19, 2024