Attorney General v. Yassine Ayari
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 33.886917
Longitude: 9.537499
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Tunisia
- Decision Date
- 18 nov. 2014
- Case Status
- Affaire Résolue
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Freedom of Expression
- Libel
- Media/Press
- Military Justice Code
- Online Forum
- Slander
- Judicial Body
- Military Court
- Court Name
- Tunis Military Court
- Case Summary
Ayari, a prominent activist and blogger, was arrested upon his return from abroad, six weeks after he was sentenced in absentia by a military court for defaming the military institution under Article 91 of the Military Justice Code. The court found him guilty of “defaming army officers and senior defense ministry officials” in a series of Facebook posts in which he criticized the Minister of Defense for refusing to appoint a new head of military intelligence and for weakening military institutions.
- 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 Law
- Related Analysis
- Notes
Official government or legal records of this case are unavailable online.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- 19 août 2024