Tunisian court upholds 33-year sentence for Ali Hlioui
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business News
Tunisia’s judiciary upheld Ali Hlioui’s 33-year prison sentence in absentia in the case involving the conspiracy against state security 1. Arrested on 14 June 2025 in Bizerte, he was detained to serve the sentence, according to Business News.
The fifth criminal chamber specialising in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance confirmed Ali Hlioui’s 33-year prison sentence in absentia in the case involving the conspiracy against state security 1, Business News reports.
Arrested on 14 June 2025 in Bizerte by a National Guard unit while he was on the run, Hlioui was placed in detention to serve the sentence. The case concerns more than 40 defendants.
On appeal, the sentences against defendants who remained at large were upheld at between five and 35 years in prison. The sentences for detained defendants went up to 45 years. The court also acquitted three people, including Noureddine Boutar, director of Mosaïque FM radio, and Lazhar Akremi, a lawyer and former secretary of state. Some sentences were revised, including that of Kamel Letaïef, reduced from 66 to 30 years, and that of Ridha Charfeddine, reduced from 16 to two years.
The new ruling follows the appeal decisions in the case involving the conspiracy against state security. On 23 October, the Tunisian judiciary upheld sentences of up to seven years in another case.
