On 5 April 2011 the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for having sent back to Tunisia two years ago, a Tunisian national, Ali Ben Sassi Toumi, married to an Italian father and three children, who took over by the regime of Ben Ali, was subjected to torture. The expulsion to Tunisia was August 2, 2009, despite the explicit request of the European Court to suspend.
The Court held that the expulsion may determine the liability of the State, if there are serious reasons to believe and verified that the person in danger of being subjected to treatment contrary to art. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which states that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." The defense of the Italian government has hypocritically entrenched behind "assurances" received from the regime of Ben Ali, but the Court has rightly argued that "serious and reliable international sources" as asserted by the Tunisian authorities not to take into account complaints about mistreatment and that the authorities themselves were absolutely unwilling to cooperate with international organizations.
The Court held that the expulsion may determine the liability of the State, if there are serious reasons to believe and verified that the person in danger of being subjected to treatment contrary to art. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which states that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." The defense of the Italian government has hypocritically entrenched behind "assurances" received from the regime of Ben Ali, but the Court has rightly argued that "serious and reliable international sources" as asserted by the Tunisian authorities not to take into account complaints about mistreatment and that the authorities themselves were absolutely unwilling to cooperate with international organizations.
