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Attorney General and Foued Sheikh Zaouali v. Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jabeur Ben Abdallah Mejri

Case Law

Country

Tunisia

Country Location

Latitude: 33.886917

Longitude: 9.537499

Country Location (linked Case Law): Tunisia

Decision Date: 28 de mar. de 2012

Case Status: Closed

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Motion Denied

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Criminal Sanctions

Keywords

Blasphemy
Freedom of Expression
Penal Code
Publications
Religion
Social Media

Judicial Body: First Instance Court

Court Name: First Degree Mahdia Court

Case Summary: Beji published an excerpt of an essay he wrote entitled, "The Illusion of Islam" online. His stated intention was to show “the ugly face of Islam”. Majri posted photos from Beji's book depicting the Prophet of Islam to his Facebook page. They were both convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and fines, for causing harm to the sacred values of Islam and division between Muslims under Article 121(3) of the Penal Code.

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)

Attorney General and Foued Sheikh Zaouali v. Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jabeur Ben Abdallah Mejri

Related Law

Notes: Official government or legal records of this case are currently unavailable online.

Collection

SMEX

Date Updated: 1 de ago. de 2024

Primary Documents

Comité de soutien Jabeur et Ghazi
French
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Supporting files

Blog for Demanding Freedom