Within the newest of case of Tunisia’s assault on the media, in style Tunisian cartoonist Taoufik Omrane was arrested and interrogated as a result of he had printed satirical cartoons concerning the nation’s prime minister. Hyperlink to the opinion piece within the Center East Monitor right here.
Talking of the cartoonist, Taoufik Omrane, who was not spared regardless of his weblog posts that didn’t oppose the coup by Kais Saied posted two years in the past, the person stated he was subjected to questions throughout his interrogation that we could have thought had disappeared; questions corresponding to: Do you pray? Do you drink alcohol? Does your spouse put on the hijab or niqab? This can be a gross violation of essentially the most primary guidelines of respect for private freedom and the essence of the case raised towards him within the first place.
Omrane then appeared in court docket on Monday, and his lawyer, Anas Kadoussi, instructed Reuters that the cartoonist might face one yr in jail if convicted. Kadsoussi stated, “The police interrogated him (Omrane) for hours with out the presence of legal professionals on suspicion of insulting via social networks … over cartoons mocking the prime minister.”
PEN America condemned the arrest, and gave some clarification concerning the offending cartoons.
Two controversial cartoons surfaced on social media platforms on August 4th and seventh, simply days following Ahmed Hachani’s appointment as the pinnacle of presidency. Omrane’s cartoons highlighted the brand new occupant of the Kasbah’s Hacahni’s perceived lack of expertise and his constrained authority compared to Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed.
Listed below are the cartoons that bought Kadoussi arrested and charged:
