The Tunisian authorities have arrested three journalists for publication in the media for working, a photograph of the wife of Real Madrid player Sami Khedira has been regarded as "immoral."
The Tunisian authorities have arrested three journalists for publication in the media for working, a photograph of the wife of Real Madrid player Sami Khedira has been regarded as "immoral."
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has identified the detainees as the editor of `Attounissia´ , Nasreddine Ben Saida, the editor of the publication, Habib Guizani, and journalist Hedi Hidhri. The Justice Ministry has confirmed the country who are detained at the expense of further research.
The origin of the dispute is a photo of Khedira, German Tunisian origin, appears with his girlfriend "almost naked", says the federation. IFJ President Jim Boumelha, denounced the arrests show that still exist in Tunisia "forces opposed to the arrival of independent journalism." "The publication of a photo is not promoting the lifestyle of a couple," said Boumelha, which considers "unfounded" allegations against the three detainees.
The arrests have also been reported by the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), who speak of "abuse of power" by the authorities. The union pointed out that press offenses are not deemed under the Criminal Code, but by a decree adopted in November last year. "Press freedom is one of the pillars of a democratic and tolerant society," he complained Boumelha. "The arrests of journalists for simply exercising their profession freely threaten to eliminate a lot of hope and call into question the intention of the authorities for a new Tunisia," he added.