ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈɪɾəli ɪɾ ɪmˈɜːdʒd ðæt hɪz kənvˈɪkʃən wʊd dᵻpˈɛnd ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈoʊɾəli ɔnðə tˈɛstᵻməni ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ tuːnˈiːʒən mˈæn, lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪɾəli, ɐ kɹˈɪmɪnəl nˈeɪmd lˈæʒɑːɹ bˈɛn moʊhˈæmɪd tˈiːlˈɪl.
Shortly after his arrival in Italy it emerged that his conviction would depend almost totally on the testimony of another Tunisian man, living in Italy, a criminal named Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil.