The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of possessing drugs in order to take them. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according to the relevant laws.

The court suspended the announcement of the ruling on the condition that he paid a guarantee of 1000 Dinars and showed good conduct for two years.

The office and 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 arrest proceedings were invalid and had not been approved by the office of public prosecution.