The Tunisian High Court has postponed the trial to November 26
The Financial Corruption Criminal Chamber has decided to postpone the trial of the former president of the football university pending appeal to the bankruptcy court.
The competent Criminal Chamber for the consideration of financial and administrative corruption cases at the Tunisian Primary Court postponed the trial of the former president of the Tunisian Football University to a hearing on 26 November 2026. Like inside the courtroom, free to follow suit against him.
The session saw the presence of other defendants included in the same judicial file alongside the former president of the university, where the court decided to suspend the proceedings pending the outcome of the appeal proceedings before the final decision.
The files relate to a judicial investigation that was opened against the backdrop of a complaint filed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which issued a warrant for imprisonment in due course during October 2023, before it was later decided to release him to proceed with the proceedings independently.
The judicial reference in this file is based on Chapter 96 of the Criminal Journal, which criminalizes the exploitation of a public official or his equivalent with the aim of achieving an unnecessary benefit to himself or others, or damaging the administration and violating the rules applicable to those transactions.
The Criminal Chamber is expected to resume the trial sessions, continue to consider the proceedings and complete the litigation guarantees by the end of November as soon as the Court of Cassation decides on the matter.
