Samir Feriani

Samir Feriani is a Tunisian official (sources variously described him as a police officer or a senior Interior Ministry employee ). A whistleblower, he was arrested in May 2011 and came to be known as the "first 'Prisoner of Conscience' in the post revolutionary Tunisia". In March 2012 he was acquitted of major charges, but fined for "accusing a public employee of violating law without proof". Feriani was satisfied with the outcome, expressing his hopes that it will mark the start of a deeper investigation into the Ministry of Interior's corruption, and that he will be reappointed to his position with the Ministry.