Tunisian Court of First Instance issued a four-year prison sentence against a Tunisian university student who had been communicating via Telegram with a Syria- based ISIS leader, known as Abu al-Baraa. The indictment said he received lessons that incite attacks against Tunisian security forces. It added that the ISIS leader urged him to kill his father, who is a member of the security forces. Security investigations also revealed that the accused was asked to carry out a terrorist attack in the Tunisian capital as a "Lone Wolf". He denied the accusations, claiming that the Telegram account did not belong to him. However, the court confronted him with messages he received from the leader and the latter’s insistence on carrying out a terrorist operation in Tunis. On the other hand, Tunisian Interior Minister Hisham al-Furati and Justice Minister Karim al-Jamousi held a working session to consider enhancing court security measures following repeated attacks on the country’s courts. The latest of these attacks took place last month when extremist Adel Ghandri seized the judge’s gavel and hit him on the head during his trial at a Tunis military court. Both officials agreed on the need to diagnose deficiencies and imbalances and take a set of urgent measures to ensure the proper functioning of the judicial facility. Last week, the Tunisian Magistrates Union (SMT) warned it would go on strike across the country to push the government into taking urgent measures to protect judges from assaults. The SMT submitted an urgent request to Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and the justice and interior ministers to find urgent solutions that would secure judges and courts. SMT’s demands include the formation of a judicial police force that would be tasked with securing courts and tribunals.