Tunisian Court Sentences Terror Suspects to Prison Terms Ranging from 2 to 38 Years
A specialized anti-terrorism court near the First Instance Tribunal in Tunis handed down prison sentences ranging from 2 to 38 years to several defendants in the high-profile case known as the "cell for surveillance, recruitment, and planning of the assassination of journalists, magistrates, politicians, and national personalities," including the martyr Chokri Belaid.
The defendants received the following sentences:
- Fathi Dammak: 38 years in prison
- Mohamed Sadok Dammak: 29 years in prison with immediate execution
- Kaïs Baccar: 20 years in prison
- Ali Ferchichi: 22 years in prison
- Belhassan Nakkach: 30 years in prison
- Kamel El Aïfi: 16 years in prison with immediate execution
- Mustapha Khedher: 16 years in prison with immediate execution
- Hichem Cherbib: 16 years in prison with immediate execution
- Taher Boubahri: 16 years in prison with immediate execution
- Jamal Nefzi: 2 years in prison
- Sami Hichri: 2 years in prison
According to a judicial source cited by the TAP agency, the court also decided to subject all convicted individuals to administrative surveillance for five years, with the exception of Jamal Nefzi and Sami Hichri.
The charges brought against the defendants include membership in a terrorist organization and the preparation and provision of arms to individuals linked to terrorist crimes.
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