Hajj Maaz Mansoor is criticizing a legal discrepancy between his case and Sami al-Fahri's files

Tunisian political activist Maaz Haj Mansour today criticized what he described as a lack of judicial treatment, after he appeared before the court and was given just 7 days to act as a lawyer and prepare a defense in a case related to a newspaper article. Hajj Mansoor wondered why the proceedings were speeding up on his behalf compared to the course of court files related to the media and producer Sami al-Fahri.

Hajj Mansoor made it clear in a post posted on his Facebook account that he had asked for a procedural delay to the task of an attorney defending him, but the court decided to postpone the case for only one week. The activist pointed out that the charge against him is exclusively related to the publication of an article, considering that the deadline given to him does not correspond to the time required to prepare the necessary legal payment.

Hajj Mansour accused media correspondent Sami al-Fahri of seizing 120 billion Tunisian milliliters, stressing that his cases have seen repeated delays spanning 15 years.

Sami al-Fahri's trial falls within the scope of the Criminal Journal and Anti-Corruption, Money Laundering and Suspicion of Financial Seizure texts, while publishing and media cases are subject to regulatory laws on freedom of expression, press and decrees before Tunisian courts.

Maaz Haj represents Mansour once again before the court after the seven-day deadline to complete his attorney's office and submit replies and formal and original payment in the case against him has expired.