Tunis: A Committal order was issued on Monday against a retired magistrate who held the position of public prosecutor at the Tunis Court of Appeal in connection with the case of businessman Jilani Daboussi, who died on May 7, 2014.
Mohamed Zitouna, spokesman for the Tunis Court of First Instance, told TAP that the decision was taken as part of a judicial investigation into premeditated murder, torture inflicted by a public official in the course of his duties and failure to help a person in danger.
The decision was taken after hearing witnesses who confirmed that the retired official had deliberately used his position to prevent Daboussi from continuing his treatment at a public hospital.
A committal order had previously been issued against a medic involved in the case, the same source said, adding that investigations were still underway to determine the circumstances of the death and identify all those involved.
In January 2022, an investigation was opened into the circumstances of Jilani Daboussi’s deat
h for attempted premeditated murder, torture and ill-treatment, in accordance with Articles 32, 59, 201, 202, 101 bis and 143 of the Penal Code, according to the spokesperson for the Tunis Court of Appeal.
In 2011, the National Commission for the Investigation of Corruption and Embezzlement committed between 1987 and 2011 charged Jilani Daboussi with embezzlement, corruption and nepotism in the context of a judicial investigation into the matter.
As a result, Jilani Daboussi was remanded in custody on October 7, 2011 before being transferred to Mornaguia prison.
Jilani Daboussi died on the night of May 7, 2014, a few hours after his release.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse