On April 19,2025, Khaled Tayahi an environmental activist, published a post criticizing the water shortage in Mezzouna, as he was responding to a statement given by the brother of one of the students who lost their lives after the wall incident, that declared that there was no water available to wash the bodies of the deceased.

He was summoned by the judicial police unit of the area of Haffouz in Kairouan without notifying him of the charge he was summoned for. And after appearing before the public prosecutor, it became clear that the case had been brought against him in connection with the mentioned post.

And during the interrogation, the victim of the violation was surprised to find that it focused on the content of the post ,including his solidarity with political detainee Ghazi Chaouachi and his comments on the water shortage in Mezzouna.

Although he stressed on the fact that what he has shared was a statement by the brother of one of the deceased, that’s recorded on video and widely circulated on social media, he was referred to the Summary Judgments Unit at the Court of First Instance in Kairouan on Sunday, May 17, 2025.

Upon his arrival on Monday,May 18, he was informed that his case had been traansferred to the criminal chamber of the court of first instance in Kairouan, on charges of “offending others or disturbing their peace through public telecommunications networks,” under Article 86 of the Telecommunications Code, which stipulates: “Anyone who deliberately offends others or disturbs their peace through public telecommunications networks shall be punished with imprisonment for a period between one and two years and a fine ranging from one hundred to one thousand dinars.” The hearing was scheduled for June 17, 2025 however, the victim’s lawyer requested a postponement of the session.