Court Sentences Activist Khaled Truta to 3 Months in Prison with Suspended Sentence and Release

The Court of First Instance in Bizerte sentenced activist Khaled Truta to three months in prison with a suspended sentence and released him after two weeks of preventive detention in a civil prison in Bizerte.

Truta, the president of the National Association of University Graduates Unemployed, was prosecuted under Decree-Law 54 following a post he made criticizing the conditions of the unemployed and advocating for their right to employment and dignity.

Truta went on a hunger strike inside the prison in protest against his prosecution in public opinion cases.