Governance

Prosecutor’s ‘action’ against lawyer is for ‘insult of public official in performance of his duties’ (Interior)

Tunis: The prosecution’s ‘action’ against a lawyer comes after it found him guilty of ‘insulting a public official in the performance of his duties’, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday night.

‘He and a second lawyer deliberately phys…

Governance

“Detention order for lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba on grounds of flagrante delicto” (court spokesperson)

Tunis: Spokesperson for the Tunis Court of First Instance, Mohamed Zitouna, announced on Monday evening that the detention of lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba had been ordered in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 of the Lawyers’ Decree, which allows f…

Governance

Lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba arrested (Lawyer)

Tunis: Police officers arrested lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba on Monday evening while he was at the Lawyers’ House in Tunis, according to lawyer Samir Dilou.

In the same context, lawyer Amine Bouker told TAP that an investigation had been ordered against law…