US EditionTunisia sentences vocal critic of president to five years in jail
Ahmed Souab was sentenced after a seven-minute trial under anti-terrorism laws in a crackdown on dissent, with hundreds of opposition figures prosecuted, rights groups said.
- On Friday, a Tunisian anti-terrorism court in Tunis sentenced Ahmed Souab, a lawyer and human rights defender, to five years in prison.
- Souab was arrested in April after he criticised the trial process for about 40 prominent figures, and he faces around a dozen charges under Decree Law 54 on false information.
- A notably short proceeding — seven minutes — preceded the judge's deliberation, defence lawyer Yosr Hamid said; the case moved after three hearings without closing arguments and Souab declined to testify via videolink.
- Hundreds now face prosecution under broad 'conspiracy' or 'fake news' charges, and authorities suspended the Nawaat journalists' group amid a wider crackdown on independent media and civil society on Friday.
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Tunisia court jails prominent lawyer for five years after brief trial
A Tunisian court on Friday jailed prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab for five years on anti-terror charges, his defence counsel said — the latest case in a crackdown on opposition figures in the North African country. Defence lawyer Yosr Hamid said her client had received an additional three-year sentence of "administrative supervision" after a trial lasting just seven minutes. Hundreds of opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, trade unionists and …
The 68-year-old lawyer and opponent Ahmed Souab was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison and three years of administrative supervision by the Criminal Chamber specializing in the examination of terrorist cases of the Tunis Court of First Instance. An expeditious trial which did not even last seven minutes, according to the lawyer's defence committee. He was accused of several counts of indictment under the anti-terrorist law for his state…
Tunisia court jails prominent lawyer for five years
A Tunisian court on Friday jailed prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab for five years on "anti-terror" charges, his defence counsel said - the latest case in a crackdown on opposition figures in the North African country. Defence lawyer Yosr Hamid said her client had received an additional three-year sentence of "administrative supervision" after a trial lasting just seven minutes. Hundreds of opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, trade unionists an…
Critics Silenced: Tunisian Court Sentences Opposition Figure
A Tunisian court sentenced opposition critic Ahmed Souab to five years in prison, accusing him of threatening comments about the judiciary. This action is part of President Kais Saied's broader crackdown on dissent, with claims of judicial manipulation to strengthen authoritarian rule, sparking international concern.
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