صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
The Misdemeanor Court in the Algiers capital ruled that lawyer Latifa Deeb was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 Algerian dinars, in the wake of a follow-up related to a Facebook post that was considered an insult to the symbols of the Republic.
According to the data of the file, the case goes back to an electronic publication that included statements of an accusatory nature attached to pictures of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the Chief of Staff of the Army, Said Chengriha, which prompted the Public Prosecution to pursue it under Article 96 of the Penal Code, related to harming the national interest and harming state symbols.
During the trial sessions, the accused denied her intention to offend or harm official institutions, stressing that the publication was not targeting the state, but rather came in the context of personal disputes with other parties that she described as “enemies,” according to her statements before the court.
Latifa Deeb also explained that in her publications, she relies on publishing pictures of public figures in the context of expressing respect or requesting support, stressing that interpreting the publication as a violation of the national interest does not reflect her true intent.
For its part, the Public Prosecution requested a 5-year prison sentence and a fine of 500,000 dinars, before the court decided to impose a 4-year prison sentence.
This case brings back to the forefront the legal debate in Algeria about the limits of freedom of expression on social media sites, and the responsibility of digital content when it relates to state symbols and official institutions.
Source:“My press”
