On July 16, 2025, Chokri Laabidi was arrested, and escorted, handcuffed to a police station in central Beja.

There, he was subjected to physical and verbal violence in front of his lawyer. Additionally, his lawyer was not allowed to be present before the investigative officer, claiming that he was under the influence of alcohol, which was rejected by a group of lawyers at the police station, affirming that he has no apparent signs of intoxication, and that the situation requires investigative procedures and tests, but their request ended up being denied.

And at exactly 9:15 at night, lawyers were finally able to meet the victim of the violation and to inspect his condition inside the detention center, examine multiple documents and to also meet him in private, as required by law, he was granted medical assessment, and they were asked for the public prosecution to be consulted regarding this matter.

At 11:30 at night, following the public prosecution’s examination, police officers prohibited the victim’s lawyer from fulfilling his duties in representing his client, however another lawyer who was present with the group of lawyers decided to intervene and visit him, who was held in custody at the detention center at the police district in Beja.

And after approximately half an hour of both lawyers waiting in front of the police district in Beja, an ambulance arrived to urgently carry the victim to the emergency department in Beja, where doctors conducted a scan on his hand that had been in pain. Redness on his left hand, head and leg, was also observed by the group of lawyers who joined him.

On July 17,2025, the detention period of the victim of the violation was extended, and his lawyer filed a complaint order to the Judicial Investigation Unit of the National Guard in regarding the severe violence his client was subjected to, and concerning the obstruction of his duties as a lawyer. The victim was heard and his statement was taken regarding the violence inflicted on him by members of the Judicial Unit of the National Guard in Beja, and the identities of those who assaulted him were identified.

On the following day, Chokri Laabidi was taken to the court of First Instance in Beja, right after the termination of his detention period.

Lawyers then noticed that their client was wearing a cast on his injured hand.

Following his appearance before the public prosecutor, the victim of the violation was accused of “Deliberate damage to another person’s property and insulting a public official during the performance of their duties through gestures, and threats,” which warrants criminal punishment, as well as “offending public morals, public defamation, assaulting a public official during the performance of their duties through threats of violence, evident intoxication, and causing disorder and disruption.” And a detention warrant was eventually issued against him.

Despite his medical examination, the victim of the violation could not obtain a medical certificate. In fact, one of the lawyers mentioned that two whole weeks have gone by without providing any medical certificate concerning the case.

On July 22, 2025, the victim of the violation was released on bail, with a new court date set for August 5,2025.