Tunis — Head of the Fact-Finding Commission on abuse Taoufik Bouderbela said , at a news conference held here on Friday afternoon, that the files lodged from last January , 31 and up to March 9 , numbered 741, including 98 martyrs, 479 wounded and 164 on ransacking of public and private property.

The commission is due to look at the abuse committed during the uprising in Tunisia in the greater Tunis area and in some other provinces.

He said that the commission members will start next week hearing victims' relatives and witnesses, adding that within one year, the total number of files is expected to stand at 1400, including 300 relating to the martyrs and 700 to the wounded.

The Head of the Commission, which will endeavour to identify those responsible for the abuse, said it will not replace justice but support the role of justice.