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12 environmental activists in Tunisia’s Gabes receive suspended prison terms
In Tunisia’s Gabes, 12 activists who took part in an environmental protest outside the chemical complex received six-month suspended prison sentences. The first-instance court’s ruling can be appealed, while the case began with a complaint filed by the complex’s management in 2020.
An environmental protest in Gabes, southeastern Tunisia, ended with 12 activists receiving six-month suspended prison sentences. The protesters held a sit-in outside the Tunisian Chemical Complex, demanding the removal of the facility’s polluting units.
The ruling, issued on Wednesday, was handed down in a case filed on the grounds that the protest disrupted economic activity. As the first-instance court’s judgment is not final, it can be appealed; the suspended prison sentences may be enforced if the convicted individuals commit another offense during the relevant period.
The case dates back to 2020
The case against environmental activist Hayreddin Debiye, a member of the “Stop Pollution” campaign, and 11 young people was opened after a complaint filed by the complex’s management in 2020.
The Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms said the protest was conducted peacefully, with demands concerning the rights to health, a clean environment, fair development and employment.
The activists had been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison on March 8, 2023. People who helped set up the protest tent had also been sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of “obstructing freedom of work.”
Protests against the industrial complex in Gabes
Protests have been held in Gabes for years, demanding the dismantling of the industrial complex established in the Peace Coast area in 1972. The complex contains units for phosphate processing and fertilizer production.
Residents and local environmental organizations argue that the facility discharges its solid waste into the Mediterranean, increasing levels of marine and air pollution.
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