Tunisian judge orders jail for Ennahda party leader Ghannouchi -lawyer
A Tunisian investigative judge ordered the imprisonment of the head of the opposition Islamist Ennahda movement on charges of incitement against state authorities. Rached Ghannouchi, 81, a former head of Tunisia’s parliament and an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, was arrested on Monday on charges of incitement.
- Africa
- Reuters
- Published Date: 10:10 | 20 April 2023
- Modified Date: 01:09 | 20 April 2023
A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of the leader of Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi, the politician's lawyer told Reuters.
The move against Ghannouchi, the strongest critic of President Kais Saied, came on suspicion of plotting against internal state security, he added.
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