Tunisian court sentences opposition figures to 13 to 66 years in prison

On Saturday, an anti-terrorist court imposed the largest sentence handed down in Tunisia in a macro-trial against the opposition since the end of the dictatorship of President Zin el Abidín Ben Ali in 2011. Four dozen party leaders, former senior officials, intellectuals and businessmen have been sentenced to sentences ranging from 13 to 66 years in prison, accused of “conspiring against State security.” These are political figures of different …

Tunisian Opposition Figures Sentenced to Up to 66 Years in Prison

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A court in Tunisia has sentenced leading opposition figures to between 13 and 66 years in prison in the climax of a major trial accusing 40 people of conspiring against state security, according to Tunisian media reports. World News | Tunisian Opposition Figures Sentenced to Up to 66 Years in Prison.

Several people have been sentenced to long prison terms in Tunisia, including oppositionists. Lawyers criticise the trial contradicting a legal action.

Mass trial hands down lengthy sentences to Tunisian opposition figures

Critics of authoritarian president who has dismantled Arab Spring reforms face up to 66 years in jail

Tunisia opposition figures get jail terms in mass trial

A Tunisian court has handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures, in a mass trial criticised by rights groups.

According to the Tunisian authorities, the group wanted to overthrow the government of President Kais Saied. However, the opposition claims that the trial is politically motivated, because they accuse the president of staging a coup.