Noureddine Boutar

Arrested since: 13/02/2023

A journalist by training, Noureddine Boutar is the CEO of La radio.

He is the founder with six other partners of Mosaïque FM, including the son-in-law of former President Ben Ali, Belhassan Trabelsi

Boutar is the radio’s majority shareholder.

Date of arrest

13/02/2023

Cases

Conspiracy case (1) Where the investigation ordered a total of 17 people as suspects

Detained under 10 articles of Tunisia’s penal code – including article 72, which prescribes the death penalty for attempting to “substitute the state” – and more than 12 articles of the 2000 anti-terrorism law

President Saeed described the detainees as “terrorists” and accused them of plotting to undermine the state and manipulate food prices to stir up social tension, in videotaped statements published on February 14 on his official Facebook page.

Reasons of arrest

Competent authority

The judicial pole for combating terrorism

Actions and violations

CTS questioned him about the station’s finances, its editorial line, and the identity of the people making the editorial decisions. A judge from the economic and financial judicial pole ordered Boutar to be detained pending investigation, without immediately specifying the charges against him. On November 18, 2022, President Saied complained, while speaking to a reporter at Radio Mosaique, that the station had become a platform for people accusing him of dictatorship (Amnesty).

On November 18, 2022, the president publicly complained about the nature of the station’s coverage of news about him while speaking to a reporter for Radio Mosaique.

Biography

Noureddine Boutar, director of Radio Mosaique

Birth date

Gender

Male

Political Affiliation

Photo Album

3 years ago

Reports

US: End Economic Support for Tunisian Coup Government

Recent Election Lack Legitimacy, National Dialogue Needed To End Crisis (Washington, D.C., 12/23/2022) The Biden Administration should end U.S. support to Tunisia’s dictatorial government headed by President Kais Saied, pursuant

3 years ago

Uncategorized

The continued suffering of prisoners of conscience in Tunisia

Although the Tunisian government recently approved a number of measures in favor of political prisoners who were released after the overthrow of the previous regime, they considered that these measures

3 years ago

Human Rights Violations

Under the slogan “No judiciary.. no law.. honorable people in prisons”.. Families of detainees in Tunisia continue to protest

Tunisia – “No judiciary… no law… honorable people in prisons.” With this slogan, the voices of protesters from the families of political detainees and opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied

3 years ago

News

Human rights organizations calling for the release of political prisoners

Tunisian organizations and personalities called today, Tuesday, for the release of political detainees in the country in what is known as the “conspiracy against state security” case. This came according