Attorney General v. Walid Zarrouk
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 33.886917
Longitude: 9.537499
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Tunisia
- Decision Date
- 7 févr. 2017
- Case Status
- Affaire Résolue
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Broadcasting Networks
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Libel
- Penal Code
- Public Officials
- Slander
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Court Name
- Tunis 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.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Notes
Official government or legal records of this case are unavailable online.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- 19 août 2024
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