Tunisia's Ennahda Leader Gets Life Plus 30 Years
The court also gave life sentences to 11 other defendants and prison terms of 10 to 48 years to 13 more, Tunis Afrique Presse reported.
- On Tuesday, The Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to life in prison plus 30 years on terrorism-related charges, reported Tunis Afrique Presse.
- Authorities opened the case in early 2022 following complaints from families of murdered politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi, who accused Ennahdha's "secret apparatus" of "conducting espionage and infiltrating state institutions."
- Eleven other defendants, including Ali Laarayedh, received life sentences plus up to 96 years, while 13 others faced sentences between 10 and 48 years; all face five years of administrative monitoring.
- Ennahdha denied the allegations, describing them as "politically motivated," while Ghannouchi received a separate 20-year sentence in April in the "Ramadan soirée case."
- The National Salvation Front called for Ghannouchi's release, citing his deteriorating health, though authorities have denied accusations that detainees are being held on political grounds.
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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to life in prison
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Tunisia’s main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to life imprisonment over controversial terrorism-related charges. The ruling was delivered yesterday against the 84 year old Muslim leader and dozens of other figures linked to the Ennahda movement which combines Islamic principles and democracy. A Tunis court specialising in terrorism cases handed down sentences ranging […]
Tunisia’s Ghannouchi, opposition members, given long jail terms
Several officials of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, including its 84-year-old chief Rached Ghannouchi, were handed jail sentences on Tuesday ranging from 10 years to life in prison on terror charges, the party and reports said. Ghannouchi and other Ennahda leaders were accused of establishing a "secret security apparatus" in service of the party which won the post-revolution elections in 2011. Ghannouchi was handed 30 years in prison…
Tunisia: Ennahdha Leader Ghannouchi Handed Life Imprisonment
Several officials of Tunisia's Ennahdha party, including its chief Rached Ghannouchi, were handed jail sentences on Tuesday ranging from 10 years to life in prison on terror charges. Ghannouchi and other Ennahdha leaders were accused of establishing a "secret security apparatus" in service of the party which won the post-revolution elections in 2011. Ghannouchi was handed 30 years in prison plus life imprisonment, Tunisian media said, with repor…
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