Tunisia’s officially joins Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

Tunis: Tunisia officially joined, on Friday, the Budapest Convention, bringing the number of signatory states to 70, the Ministry of Communication technologies. Consul General of Tunisia in Strasbourg, Badreddine Jalidi, submitted Tunisia's accession document to this Convention in the presence of Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Bjorn Berge, reads a press release of the Council of Europe. The Ministry specified that Tunisia's accession to this Convention is part of national efforts and close coordination between the ministries of Communication Technologies, Foreign Affairs, interior and justice as well as state structures to combat crimes linked to information and communication systems as well as to protect the national cyberspace and users of information and communication technologies against cyber attacks. The Ministry said that the Basic Law approving Tunisia's accession to the Budapest Convention adopted on November 23, 2001 was published in the Official Gazette on February 6, 2024, a fter being adopted by the Assembly of People's Representatives during a plenary session on the same day. Tunisia's accession to this Convention seeks to consolidate international efforts in the fight against cybercrime as well as protect the rights of people and victims of cybercrime. The Convention will help national structures combat crimes related to information and communication systems and benefit from the expertise, training and legal procedures approved by the Treaty, in particular with regard to the exchange of information between member countries. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse