The Courtroom of Cassation overturned the acquittal of an worker of the Citizen Service Heart affiliated to the Ministry of Inside, and put him behind bars for 5 years, and imposed 312,000 dinars wonderful, and ordered his dismissal from work.
The Public Prosecution had charged the worker with unlawfully receiving 104,010.425 dinars — salaries obtained over ten years throughout which he was absent from work — by misleading means.
Investigations revealed that he was absent from work between March 9, 2013, and July 31, 2023, however continued to obtain his wage.
The decision underscores the judiciary’s strict stance in opposition to public sector corruption and misuse of state funds.