Karim Garbi, a Tunisian rapper known as K2Rhym, who wants to run for the Tunisian presidential elections in October, was sentenced in absentia to 4 years in prison and a $1,600 fine for forging documents.

In the presidential elections held in Tunisia, the current president of the country, Qais Said, won with 90.69 percent of votes. The level of participation in the elections was 28.8 percent.