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