Hommam Al Nassim 
Yesterday, Monday, the first session of the criminal case, known in the media as “Anstalingo,” was held via remote trial technology.
The official spokesman for the Court of First Instance in Sousse, Wissam Al-Sherif, confirmed in a statement to the Tunisian “Mosaique” newspaper that the court decided to postpone the session to June 8, 2024.
Al-Sharif explained that the court rejected all requests for release, issued a deposit card against one of the defendants, and also decided to provide a sign language specialist for a defendant suffering from hearing loss to ensure that she communicates effectively during the trial.
Al-Sharif also indicated that the rest of the defendants who were temporarily released and detained in connection with other cases will be summoned and brought.
The official spokesman added that the court responded to the request to bring the arrested defendants to appear before the court in the next session
It is noteworthy that the Public Prosecution opened an investigation in June 2022 against 28 people, including Rashid Ghannouchi, who were involved in the case of the “Installing Company”, which was located in the city of El-Kalaa El-Koubra in the governorate of Sousse and specialized in content production and digital communication, bringing the number of those included in the research to about 46 defendants. Among them are 12 defendants who are in prison.
The charges against the defendants include “committing crimes related to money laundering within the framework of a consensus,” “exploiting the facilities granted by virtue of the position,” “assaulting the state body and provoking chaos, murder, and robbery,” in addition to “assaulting the external security of the state, by attempting to harm the integrity of Tunisian territory.” This is in accordance with the law relating to combating terrorism and preventing money laundering.
The penalty for the charges amounts to death, as stated in Article 72 of the Penal Code, which stipulates “punishment of the perpetrator of an attack intended to change the state’s structure or cause the population to attack each other with weapons, incite pandemonium, murder, and robbery on Tunisian soil, commit a despicable act against the head of state, and attack state security.” The Foreign Ministry by trying to harm the integrity of Tunisian territory.”
Postponing the reopening of the Ras Jedir crossing between Libya and Tunisia until June 24