BEN AROUS, Tunisia: A Tunisian rapper was handed a two-year jail sentence yesterday for insulting the police in a song, with the court ruling sparking clashes between his supporters and police.
Ala Yaacoub, 25, better known by his rap name “Weld El 15”, was retried at the same court in a Tunis suburb that had convicted him in absentia in March, after he handed himself him in to face justice.
As the judge read out the verdict, shouts of protest erupted in the courtroom from his supporters who were swiftly expelled by police. AFP
