Franciscan prisoner has been innocent for 17 years and wants to die – “I am a victim of blatant judicial error”

A French -held Tunisian prisons for many years, convicted of drug trafficking – even though he still denying his involvement in the case – decided that “he wants to let him die,” his lawyers said. Onszi Abissu “has collapsed,” said his Tunisian lawyer, Sauki Tabib, who visited him in prison on Monday. “He told me ‘I don’t want to eat anymore, I’m a victim of a blatant judicial error,” he added. Abissu’s lawyers refer to a “judicial joke”. Two separate persecutions were exerted at the expense of the Franciscan. As the years went by, he was tried many times, initially sentenced to life imprisonment, then acquitted, but the Court of Appeal canceled the acquittal. “This case has been pulling for 17 years now. There were ten trials, four deserts, four acquittals, four appeals by the Ministry of Justice, “said his French lawyers, William Bourdon and Liv Rabon. The case began in February 2008, when they were arrested in Tunisia for hemp trafficking two […]
Source: News Beast

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