Tunisian justice ordered, Tuesday, April 19, the release of a police officer accused of having assaulted a four-season shop whose suicide sparked the revolution of jasmine "that overthrew President Ben Ali after twenty- three years of a reign unchallenged. Fadia Hamdan's trial opened Tuesday in Sidi Bouzid, even though the deceased's mother had withdrawn her complaint.
Bouazizi Mohammed, an unemployed graduate, was slain by fire December 17, 2010 in his home town of Sidi Bouzid, in central-western Tunisia, after entering his stall of fruits and vegetables for the city police Failure to license. The young man became a symbol of youth without hope in Tunisia undergoing bondage and corruption of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his clan, had died of his burns on Jan.
4. His action, rare in a Muslim society, had triggered a wave of massive demonstrations against the regime, who won nationwide. On 17 January the head of state was overthrown and fled to Saudi Arabia. Mr. Ben Ali had previously visited the hospital bedside of the young man and met his mother, who had complained about the slap given by the police to his son.
The President then ordered the arrest of the police, Fadia Hamdan, in an attempt to defuse popular anger. "I am innocent. I did not slap, "said the defendant in court, which dismissed the case and ordered his release. In court, hundreds of people crowded, some waving placards demanding the surrender release of the police.
"Freedom, freedom," chanted the crowd, who cheered when the verdict. "This is a difficult decision but deliberate to avoid hatred and (.. .) contribute to the reconciliation of the people of Sidi Bouzid, "said the mother of the deceased, cited by TAP. Contacted by telephone, the brother of Mohamed Bouazizi, Salem, said at the announcement shortly before the the verdict that his family had withdrawn the complaint "in a gesture of forgiveness." "This is a purely political matter, said the agency counsel for the defendant, Besma Nasri.
She is innocent. "The new government in place in Tunis renamed the main square in the capital on behalf of the young salesman became the hero of" jasmine revolution "which has been emulated in the Arab world, including Egypt. For more information: 
Bouazizi Mohammed, an unemployed graduate, was slain by fire December 17, 2010 in his home town of Sidi Bouzid, in central-western Tunisia, after entering his stall of fruits and vegetables for the city police Failure to license. The young man became a symbol of youth without hope in Tunisia undergoing bondage and corruption of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his clan, had died of his burns on Jan.
4. His action, rare in a Muslim society, had triggered a wave of massive demonstrations against the regime, who won nationwide. On 17 January the head of state was overthrown and fled to Saudi Arabia. Mr. Ben Ali had previously visited the hospital bedside of the young man and met his mother, who had complained about the slap given by the police to his son.
The President then ordered the arrest of the police, Fadia Hamdan, in an attempt to defuse popular anger. "I am innocent. I did not slap, "said the defendant in court, which dismissed the case and ordered his release. In court, hundreds of people crowded, some waving placards demanding the surrender release of the police.
"Freedom, freedom," chanted the crowd, who cheered when the verdict. "This is a difficult decision but deliberate to avoid hatred and (.. .) contribute to the reconciliation of the people of Sidi Bouzid, "said the mother of the deceased, cited by TAP. Contacted by telephone, the brother of Mohamed Bouazizi, Salem, said at the announcement shortly before the the verdict that his family had withdrawn the complaint "in a gesture of forgiveness." "This is a purely political matter, said the agency counsel for the defendant, Besma Nasri.
She is innocent. "The new government in place in Tunis renamed the main square in the capital on behalf of the young salesman became the hero of" jasmine revolution "which has been emulated in the Arab world, including Egypt. For more information:
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