US EditionTunisian Opposition Leader Neijib Chebbi Arrested in Widening Crackdown
Authorities enforce a 12-year sentence amid a crackdown that saw up to 45-year terms for dozens of opposition figures in a politically charged mass conspiracy case.
- On Dec 4, Tunisian police arrested Nejib Chebbi at his home to enforce a jail term after a conspiracy conviction, his daughter Haifa and lawyer Amine Bouker said.
- The mass prosecutions stem from a 'conspiracy' case that charged roughly 40 people; Tunisian security authorities say defendants, including Kamel Guizani, sought to overthrow President Kais Saied.
- A veteran critic since the 1970s, Chebbi urged Tunisians to escalate protests to save democracy, saying `I'm going to prison at this advanced age with a clear conscience because I have done nothing wrong.`
- Rights groups called the proceedings a 'sham' and demanded immediate releases as police detained Chaima Issa, political figure, and Ayachi Hammami, rights activist and lawyer, enforcing their sentences.
- Human Rights Watch said `After Chebbi's arrest, virtually the entire Tunisian opposition is now in prison or in exile`, highlighting intensified repression since President Kais Saied's 2021 power grab.
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Tunisian opposition leader Chebbi arrested as crackdown escalates
Tunisian police on Thursday arrested top opposition figure Nejib Chebbi to enforce a 12-year jail term on a conviction for conspiracy, his family said, the latest sign of an escalating crackdown on political dissent by President Kais Saied.
In a video recorded shortly before his arrest, Ahmed Chebbi said: "I go to prison at this advanced age with a quiet and pure conscience because I have not made any mistakes."
In Tunisia, the leading opposition politician Chebbi has been arrested.
The family of Tunisian opposition figure Najib Chebbi, head of the "National Salvation Front," announced that police arrested him on Thursday to enforce a 12-year prison sentence issued against him in a case of "conspiracy against the security of the country"...
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