Abderrazek is a young man from the Agareb region in the Sfax governorate. He died while participating in protests against the decision to reopen the waste disposal site due to the use of public force. The landfill had been closed for more than two years by a judicial order due to the severe environmental damage and its impact on the area\u2019s residents. Following the outbreak of the protests on the night of November 8, 2021, as well as the residents of the Agareb delegation taking the National Highway 1 to protest against the decision to reopen the landfill, they were met by the police using excessive and unjustified force, accompanied by severe violence towards unarmed civilians. This was accompanied by the extensive use of tear gas, which, despite its density, was found to be expired, making it more hazardous, according to many witnesses.<\/p>\n
Therefore, numerous cases of suffocation occurred, including the case of Abderrazek, around whom there were conflicting accounts of the causes of his death. The residents of the area and people close to him who had participated in the protest confirmed that Abderrazek fainted because of the extensive gas due to disperse the protesters, hence the need to take him to the hospital where he passed away. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior, in a statement released on the same night via its official Facebook page t, denied the connection to Abderrazek\u2019s death, insisting that it was a natural death due to a heart crisis according to the preliminary forensic report.<\/p>\n
A witness to the incident confirmed that Abderrazek Lachheb was present at the protest with a group of young people who gathered to oppose the decision to reopen the landfill. During the gas release of tear gas, Abderrazek experienced difficulty breathing, which obliged him to leave, moving down the street with the other residents, only once again to feel a shortness of breath, and within moments, he lost consciousness.<\/p>\n
Abderrazek remained unconscious at the protest site, surrounded by concerned individuals checking on his condition, which did not seem critical by then. A car was found to transport him to the hospital, accompanied by his cousin and brother. On the way, the vehicle was stopped by the police for identity and document verification for about ten minutes. The witness reported that the police officers were informed of Abderrazek\u2019s health condition, but they did not show any concern. Subsequently, they forced his eighteen-year-old cousin out of the car and took him to the police station for interrogation about his participation in the protest without the presence of his lawyer or his rights guaranteed by Law No.5. Furthermore, he was obliged to sign a report without his consent, which was revealed it was about stating that Abderrazek had been brought from his home after his health deteriorated. Accordingly, the Ministry of Interior released a statement very quickly, insisting that Abderrazek had died under natural circumstances. Thus, the content of the statement contradicted the testimonies of those present and close to Abderrazek, whose accounts confirmed the opposite.<\/p>\n
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