The charges relate to an incident in the town of Ouardanine last January, when four men were shot trying to stop the president's nephew fleeing Tunisia.
Ben Ali has already been handed multiple jail terms for other crimes.
The sentencing comes as Tunisia's new government seeks to quell rioting across the country.
On Tuesday Fehmi al-Aouini, a young Tunisian shot in the head during three days of violence, died of his wounds in hospital.
The government imposed an overnight curfew in eight areas following the riots, which were sparked by an art exhibition deemed offensive to Islam and saw several police stations set on fire.
It blamed ultra-conservative Islamists known as Salafists for the unrest, which correspondents say is the worst since Tunisians overthrew Ben Ali early last year.
However the Salafists deny involvement.
Ben Ali is now in exile in Saudi Arabia, where fled with his wife in January 2011 after weeks of protests against his rule of more than 20 years.
Despite a request from Tunisia's government for the ex-president to be extradited to stand trial, the Saudis have refused to send him back.
The military court trying him in absentia has also found him guilty of corruption, embezzlement and possession of illegal drugs and weapons.
In this latest trial, several members of the security forces were also handed shorter sentences for their involvement in the deaths of the four youths in Ouardanine.
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