CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT IN CIRCULATION NOT OFFICIALLY RELEASED, BUT CONTENTS FURTHER AFFIRM ABDULRAHMAN AND ANYANWU’S LEADERSHIP OF THE PDP. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
A Tunisian court sentenced the prominent reporter Zied Heni to one year in prison on Thursday, after he criticized a judicial ruling, his lawyer told Reuters, the latest move that critics say aims to silence critical voices.
Heni was detained last month after writing an article criticising the judiciary, a move the journalists' union said was part of a broader crackdown on free speech.
Heni said on Wednesday in a letter from prison published by his family that he would not appeal any ruling.
"I'm facing an illegitimate trial in which my rights are being violated. I do not recognize any outcome resulting from it", he added.
Rights groups warn of growing attempts to stifle remaining independent voices since President Kais Saied dissolved the elected parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree.
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