The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of using a communications means to threaten and insult a victim. 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.

The defendant objected the ruling before the elementary court. The court amended the appealed ruling and ruled that the defendant should pay a guarantee of 100 Dinars and show good conduct over one year.

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 court had established the ruling based on the testimonies of the victim and the police officer though they included many contradictions.