The tragic affair of the collapse of the wall of the Lycée de Mazzouna, which cost the life of three students and injured two others, is experiencing a significant judicial evolution.
The director of the establishment, Mohamed Kethiri, has been placed in police custody since Tuesday, April 15, 2025. He is now accused of manslaughter and involuntary injuries, as part of a survey opened by the Sidi Bouzid prosecution.
The spokesperson for the Sidi Bouzid Court of First Instance, Jawhar Gabsi, said that five people are currently affected by the survey, some of which are retired, a sign that justice seeks to go up the entire responsibility chain linked to the management and maintenance of the school.
The survey was opened on the basis of articles 217 and 225 of the penal code, which punishable respectively in the manslaughter and the involuntary injuries caused by negligence, recklessness or breach of a security obligation.
Article 217 provides up to two years in prison and 720 fine dinars for manslaughter by imprudence or negligence. Article 225 provides that anyone who has caused involuntary bodily lesions, by negligence or recklessness, can be sentenced to a sentence of one year in prison and a fine of 480 dinars.
Jawhar Gabsi said, however, that the qualification of the facts could evolve during the investigation. Depending on the evidence collected, certain acts could be reclassified in crimes, liable to five years’ imprisonment or more, in the event of serious shortcomings.
The drama occurred on Monday April 14, 2025 on Monday, 2025 in the MAZZOUNA secondary school, governorate of Sidi Bouzid. A section of wall collapsed on students, killing three of them on the spot and injuring two others.
The next day, the investigating judge issued a judicial mandate and entrusted the investigations to the specialized brigade of the Aouina National Guard, responsible for shedding light on the possible dysfunctions linked to the maintenance of school infrastructure.
