TUNIS: A Tunisian appeals court commuted the prison sentence of a broadcaster from one year to eight months on Friday, his lawyer told AFP. Borhen Bssais was originally sentenced to 12 months in prison under a decree punishing “spreading false information” and “slandering others or harming their reputation.” “The High Court in the capital Tunis decided to reduce Bssai's sentence from 12 months to eight,” said his lawyer, Nizar Ayed.
