KCC 814/2016

Background

The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of insulting a victim and disseminating her image using communications tools. The office requested the court to penalise the defendant according to the relevant laws.

The court ruled that the defendant should be imprisoned for three years and that he should pay a fine of 1000 Dinars.

The defendant made an objection to the ruling. The court amended the objected ruling and suspended the announcement of the ruling on the condition that the defendant paid a guarantee of 1000 Dinars and demonstrated good conduct for two years.

Decision

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the case documents lacked the valid evidence

The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the court had considered all aspects of the case properly and established the ruling based on solid evidence including the testimonies of the victim and police officers.

The court upheld the appealed ruling.