40 released prisoners made a sit-in in Jendouba’s governorate headquarters

More than 40 released prisoners - some of them have completed their sentence and others granted special amnesty- made a sit-in during 3 hours in Jendouba's governorate headquarters to protest against the procrastination of local and regional authorities that did not give them small loans to set up small private projects.
The social affairs official did not fulfil his commitments to give them sums of money to launch small private enterprises which was expected on Monday, the date of protest. Some of prisoners- whose protest was attended by Kalima- said that regional authorities intended to deceive an international committee that listened to their concerns and was present at the training centre for the preparation for professional life. Some of them reported that the Tunisian delegation that accompanied the committee- remained unknown to them- told that the authorities provide monthly financial assistance to all released prisoners in order not to return again to crime. Some protesters said they had contacted the newly formed Association of discharged prisoners which expelled them and asked them not to return to headquarters of association and did not fulfil its obligations.