US EditionTunisia Upholds and Increases Jail Terms for Opponents and Security Officials
Rached Ghannouchi’s prison term increased to 20 years, with 21 defendants convicted in a mass conspiracy case viewed as a crackdown on dissent, court and sources said.
6 Articles
6 Articles
Tunisia court upholds and extends prison sentences for political opponents
Since 2023, the "Conspiracy 2" case has seen Tunisia's opposition flee the country or face heavy sentences in prison. The sentences in the case, in which the government has accused leading opposition members of conspiring against it, have just been upheld and even extended by a court.
The leader of the Islamist movement Ennahda had been sentenced at first instance to fourteen years in prison, bringing his term of imprisonment to more than forty years after various convictions, the sentences being cumulative in Tunisia.
Tunisia upholds and increases jail terms for opponents and security officials
TUNIS, Feb 3 - A Tunisian appeal court on Tuesday upheld and increased lengthy prison sentences on high-profile politicians, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and former security officials, as part of a crackdown on dissent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Rashed Ghannouchi, in Tunis, on 15 July 2022. ZOUBEIR SOUISSI / REUTERS The Tunis Court of Appeal increased the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the leader of the Islamist movement Ennahda, Rashed Ghannouchi, imprisoned since 2023 in the so-called "conspiracy 2" case against the Tunisian president, announced Tuesday, 3 February to Agence France-Presse (AFP) one of his lawyers. The Court "decided [a sentence of] twenty years' imprisonment agai…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
