The Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) has strongly condemned the prison sentence issued against the President of the Tunisian Judges Association, Anas Hammadi, saying that “imprisoning free judges is a clear declaration of the collapse of justice”. A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced Hammadi to one year in prison on charges of “obstructing freedom of work”, linked to his participation in protests against the dismissal of 57 judges in 2022. In a statement on Wednesday evening, the league expressed solidarity with Hammadi, saying the ruling is “part of a systematic policy aimed at subjugating the judiciary and forcing independent judges into submission by using the courts as a tool of intimidation and punishment”. It added that the decision “sets […]
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