The mother of the fruit-seller whose self-immolation touched off
Tunisia's uprising has received a four-month suspended sentence Friday
for "verbally assaulting" a judge, after being jailed for a week.
One
of Manoubia Bouazizi's sons, Manoubia Bouazizi, touched off Tunisia's
revolution - and ultimately the Arab Spring - when he set himself on
fire after being slapped by a policewoman reprimanding him for selling
fruit without a license.
The 61-year-old woman was jailed a week
ago after the argument. Another son, Salem, has said the altercation was
exaggerated. He said the judge bumped into her and they exchanged
words, but that his mother did not know she was talking to a judge.
Mondher
Bedhiafi, a spokesman for Tunisia's department of justice, said the
sentence was reduced after the complaint was withdrawn.
