The Tunisian Primary Court sentences a mother to four years in prison for covering up her son
The Criminal Chamber of the Tunisian Primary Court jails a mother convicted of perverting the course of justice and hiding traces of her runaway son's crime involving the assault and detention of a minor.
The court's conviction of the accused included evidence of her involvement in protecting her son who was on the run from justice after he committed prosecution, where she worked to blur the evidence and tamper with investigations to prevent him from being stopped by competent judicial and security authorities.
The facts of the criminal case relate to actions attributed to the son relating to the assault on a minor child and her detention inside a private residence, the scene in which the criminal chamber looked into the trial file of those involved.
Judicial authorities continue to pursue the fugitive son in order to enforce legal obligations under the ongoing follow-up to the assault and detention. This ruling comes as part of a series of judicial rulings issued by the Tunisian court of first instance in criminal cases related to crimes against the palace, countering attempted tampering with evidence and protecting fugitives from prosecution.