US EditionTunisian Political Landscape: A Tug-of-War Over Democracy
- In April 2025, Tunisian courts sentenced opposition leaders, lawyers, and businessmen to prison terms up to 66 years for conspiring against state security.
- This crackdown followed President Kais Saied’s consolidation of power since 2021 when he dissolved parliament and began ruling by decree amid political deadlock.
- Among those sentenced were former President Moncef Marzouki, who received 22 years in absentia for undermining state security, and Sahbi Atig, a senior Ennahda official, sentenced to 15 years for money laundering.
- Marzouki denounced the rulings as invalid and said, “Democracy will return,” while human rights groups criticized the trials as lacking due process and silencing dissent.
- The sentences deepen concerns about Tunisia’s democratic future as most opposition figures face imprisonment or charges amid a campaign opponents call systematic repression.
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Tunisia sentences ex-president Marzouki to 22 years in absentia
A Tunis court has sentenced exiled former president Moncef Marzouki in absentia to 22 years in prison for offences related to "terrorism", Tunisian media reported on Saturday. Four other defendants, including his former adviser Imed Daimi and former head of the national bar association Abderrazak Kilani, were also handed the same sentence late Friday. A staunch critic of President Kais Saied who has been living in France, Marzouki had already be…
Exiled former Tunisia leader sentenced to 22 years: reports
TUNIS: A Tunis court has sentenced exiled former president Moncef Marzouki in absentia to 22 years in prison for offenses related to “terrorism,” Tunisian media reported on Saturday. Four other defendants, including his former adviser Imed Daimi and former head of the national bar association Abderrazak Kilani, were also handed the same sentence late Friday.
A court in Tunisia sentenced former President Marzouki to 22 years in prison in absentia.
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MSNFormer Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 22 years in absentia
The criminal chamber specializing in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced in absentia the former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki to 22 years in prison, with immediate effect.
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der Standard DEThe critic of President Kais Saied is accused of undermining the state security. Marzouki came to the verdict from his exile in Paris
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