Important articles:
Sihem Ben Sedrine
An award-winning journalist and human rights activist. She shares her personal experience with Judge Béchir Akremi and the illegal attacks against him and their reasons until his arrest and torture.
She condemns the horrible state the justice system finds itself in today, which is effectively run by fear.
“For Bechir Akremi the law was sacred” April 2, 2023
VOA Africa
1 June 2023, elizia volkmann documents a demonstration organized by the association of tunisian judges in which they protested against the dismissal of 57 judges and the illegal arrest of judge bechir akremi. it also highlights the climate of fear in the face of oppression that hovers within the Tunisian justice system
The United Nations
The United Nations condemns the Tunisian regime's repression of the judiciary: "I am deeply concerned about the negative impact of President Saied's recent actions on judicial independence and the right to a fair trial and access to justice for all in Tunisia,” said Diego García-Sayán, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
Middle East Monitor
February 4, 2022 On February 4, 2022, after his dismissal by the president, Judge Béchir Akremi gave an interview to the Middle East Monitor in which he looked back on his long career full of incredible achievements and international celebrations in contrast to the political attacks he he suffers in his country.
Bechir Akremi: “I was threatened by Minister Mohammed Saleh Bin Eissa [an ally of current President Kais Saied]” because he did not accept the accusations brought against the two martyrs and activists Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi , claiming there was no evidence to support this. save claims
Alkarama
FEB 09, 2023, alkarama presents to the United Nations rapporteur for judicial independence a report highlighting the offenses committed against Judge Béchir Akremi by the Tunisian regime. The administrative court did not confirm the judgment it had rendered three times. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers would later attempt to go to Tunisia to investigate these allegations but was not authorized to do so by the Tunisian regime, which has never happened in history from the country.
Icj Mena
December 18, 2023
Attacks on judges and
An in-depth investigation by ICJ MENA shows the complete lack of legal procedure and continued abuse of judicial power in Tunisia, including arbitrary dismissals and prosecutions.
In the absence of evidence against Bechir Akermi, the ICJ is very concerned that he faces a
politically motivated prosecutions due to decisions he made as an investigating judge or as
a prosecutor. Bechir Akermi is arbitrarily detained and should be released immediately
Intersection
Intersection for rights and freedoms
"Bechir Akremi's detention is the result of a political decision and a practice of malice against the judge after following the previous presidential decision to remove him from his mandate
decision. Furthermore, this is also a violation of Article 7 of the Universal Code.
Declaration of Human Rights, which states: "All are equal before the law and are
are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. "