Klay BBJ

Ahmed Ben Ahmed (, born 17 March 1991), better known by his stage name Klay BBJ, is a Tunisian rapper from Tunis. He has gained international recognition as a result of multiple legal problems for insulting a public servant, alleged “consumption of narcotics”, and continued criticism of authority figures, especially the police. This includes international reports of arrests in 2013,

2013 Klay BBJ and fellow rapper Weld El 15 were jailed at least twice for performing a song, "The Police are Dogs". (A video of this piece appears to have been provided with a Huffington Post report, but "This video is unavailable", at least on January 17, 2018.)

The two were tried in absentia, convicted and sentenced to 21 months in prison. Weld El 15 went into hiding while Klay BBJ was given a new trial at which he was present. He was again convicted and sentenced to six months. After three weeks in prison, his conviction was overturned on appeal. (A report on this ended by saying, "The video has received more than 3,150,000 hits on Youtube.com and can be viewed by clicking here. However, clicking there on January 17, 2018, led to a message, "This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated.")

2015 Klay BBJ was arrested in 2015 as he was “preparing to attend a concert”. A news report of the event did not identify any legal charges against Klay BBJ, though a 'judicial source said ... that the arrest could have been linked "to the consumption of narcotics"', which Klay BBJ denied.

2017 On 16 July 2017, Klay BBJ was accused of again using “offensive” and “immoral” lyrics. The police withdrew from a concert featuring an act he said he had performed dozens of times since 2016. Klay BBJ said the police subsequently assaulted him and two members of his team and punctured the tires of their car. A lawsuit was subsequently filed against Klay BBJ for defamation and attacking a public official. The organizers of a concert on 27 July 2017 abruptly canceled his participation.

Le Monde diplomatique also reported that the Tunisian police have a strong union and continue to abuse their power. Klay BBJ was quoted as saying he thought this was part of a police effort to influence procedures being considered by the Tunisian legislature regarding resistance against the armed forces.