Tunis: A Tunisian appeals court on Friday reduced a TV host's prison sentence from one year to eight months, his lawyer told AFP. Borhen Bssais was initially sentenced to 12 months in prison on a conviction for “spreading false information” and “defaming others or damaging their reputation”. Nizar Eid, his lawyer, said: “The Court of Appeal in the capital of Tunisia decided to reduce Besais' sentence from 12 months to 8 months.