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A widely circulated video appeared last week showing police stripping clothes and beating a young man, followed by violent protests.
Clashes broke out in the Tunisian capital, and hundreds of young people came out to protest police brutality in working-class communities after the death of a man detained by police recently.
In the Sidi Hassine area on the outskirts of Tunisia, protesters were seen throwing sticks, chairs and water bottles at security forces. They fired tear gas and violently detained several people.
According to the Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH), Saturday’s violence occurred after three consecutive nights of protests after a young man was killed “under suspicious circumstances” nearby.
According to local media reports, the man died on Tuesday after being arrested by police on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Earlier Saturday, dozens of left-wing activists and residents of working-class areas demonstrated in front of the interior department to protest against family members accusing the police of the death.
In a statement, LTDH condemned the violence that citizens suffered during the confrontation with the police, “to suppress the voice of protest,” and blamed Prime Minister Hichem Mečić, who is also the interim Minister of the Interior.
Mechichi denied this allegation.
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After the death of 19-year-old African club supporter Omar Laabidi in 2018, Saturday’s demonstrations echoed the grievances of the past.
Among the demonstrators are the mothers of three young men who died within three years of their arrest. They said they are working hard to get justice for their children.
Labidi’s mother said she is still waiting for her son’s rights to be respected.
The authorities are still investigating another incident, which came to light after a video of what appeared to be an undercover police beating a naked minor was exposed.
The police involved in the incident have been arrested. The Prime Minister said that the incident was shocking and unacceptable.
This incident also occurred in Sidi Hasing District.
After the shocking incidents of police violence and abuse in the working class in Sidi Hassine in recent days, some people posted this picture, which is a dark version of the Tunisian national seal: “No order, no freedom, no justice” https://t.co/EtgaEykH7Q
-Fadil Aliriza (@FadilAliriza) June 11, 2021
Ten years since the revolution that overthrew long-time ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian security forces have yet to see meaningful reforms.
Officials rarely face prosecution for alleged abuse of power.
Tunisia’s independent High Commission on Human Rights said on Thursday that incidents such as Sidi Hassine could undermine “confidence in the country and its institutions”.
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