Oussama Farhat posted a comment on the official page of the institute where he studies, criticizing its policy regarding the availability of psychological specialists for students. The comment was made in the context of a public discussion and expressed in a peaceful manner.<\/p>\n
On 6 December 2023, he was summoned to the National Guard district in Mahdia, where he was questioned and released. On 19 December 2023, he appeared before the Public Prosecutor in Mahdia, was questioned again, and released pending trial, with a hearing scheduled for 27 December 2023.<\/p>\n
The case was repeatedly postponed to 10 April 2024, 24 September 2024, 8 January 2025, and 28 January 2026, before being set for judgment on 12 February 2026. These successive postponements subjected him to a prolonged judicial process that created professional and academic instability. At the time, he was working as a primary school teacher while pursuing a Master\u2019s degree at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities in Manouba.<\/p>\n
Although the case remained pending, on 14 October 2024 he received a request for questioning from the Regional Commissioner for Education in Ben Arous, following a complaint filed by the institute\u2019s director with the Ministry of Education. He was subsequently issued a disciplinary warning. This parallel administrative action, taken while criminal proceedings were ongoing, undermined fair trial guarantees and imposed additional pressure on him.<\/p>\n
On 12 February 2026, the court issued a first instance judgment imposing a fine of 1,000 Tunisian dinars and ordering him to bear the costs of the public prosecution. The court also upheld the civil claim and ordered him to pay 500 dinars to each civil claimant as compensation for moral damages, in addition to 500 dinars jointly for litigation expenses and legal fees. The remaining civil claims were dismissed.<\/p>\n
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