Friday, November 20, 2009

In the courtrooms of the Tunisian dictator

"One of the many defence lawyers, Mokhtar Trifi, noted the absence in court of witnesses for what he called a "stitched-up" case and demanded an expert examination of Ben Brik's alleged confession. Authorised to sit on health grounds, Ben Brik objected "that's not mine, that's a different signature," while the judge shouted for order in a noisy courtroom." (thanks Mud)