In the Central Prison of La Mornaguia : Lawyers are Wire-tapped

Well-informed sources declared to Kalima that the general manager of prisons sent two confidential reports to the legal affairs manager in the Justice Ministry, in which he states wire tapping on prisoners and their lawyers.
The two reports, of which Kalima could obtain a copy, show conversations between two lawyers and their customers imprisoned in Mornaguia, and accused of ‘armed robbery in public financial institutions’ in Sousse and Ariana.
The wire-tapping was made during the visits of January 13th and January 14th 2010. Some lawyers declared to Kalima that the penitentiary administration made itself guilty of a dangerous infringement on the professional secret which protects the exchanges between the lawyers and their customers.
They suspect that the visiting rooms are equipped with listening and espionage devices.
The barrister has just addressed a letter to the Justice Minister to denounce and condemn this practice which violates the lawyers’ profession and the justice independence.
Appeals to hold a general assembly to discuss the subject are circulating among lawyers.