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# TUNISIA: Military Tribunal Sentences Politician Olfa Hamdi, Who Briefly Ran Tunisair, to Four Years in Prison
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/tunisia-military-tribunal-sentences-politician-olfa-hamdi-who-briefly-ran-tunisair-to-four-years-in-prison/
- Published: 2026-10-22T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T07:59:59.000Z
- Description: TUNIS, Tunisia: A Military tribunal sentenced Tunisian-American opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison and a fine of TND 40,000 dinars on charges including conspiracy against state security. Hamdi briefly ran Tunisair in 2021.
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: Tunisia, Tunisair, Olfa Hamdi, legal

TUNIS, Tunisia

- A Tunisian military tribunal has sentenced Tunisian-American opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison and a fine of TND 40,000 Tunisian dinars (USD 13,393) on charges including conspiracy against state security.
- Lawyer Akram Moussa said the sentence is appealable and includes incitement of military disobedience based on attributed Facebook posts.
- Hamdi, aged 38, faces three cases and received a prior two-year military court sentence.
- She was arrested in mid-February at Tunis Carthage airport over Facebook posts criticising President Kais Saied and the army.
- Hamdi briefly served as chief executive of Tunisair in early 2021 and founded the Third Republic party in 2022.
- US State Department is monitoring the proceedings.

**Sources:**

- [Aawsat](https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7/5332057-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA?ref=insideaviation.news)
- [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/ar/world/3FJ6LRYNCRJHTPLLXD4XSDT2DY-2026-10-21/?ref=insideaviation.news)