US EditionTunisia sentences ex-President Marzouki to 22 years in absentia
- A Tunisian court sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki and four other defendants in absentia to prison terms on terrorism-related charges on Friday.
- The ruling follows President Kais Saied's power consolidation since 2021, including dissolving parliament and governing by decree amid accusations of authoritarianism.
- Marzouki received a 22-year sentence for undermining state security, while Ennahda official Sahbi Atig was sentenced to 15 years for money laundering, and others received similar verdicts.
- Marzouki described the verdict as "surreal" and part of a "series of verdicts" targeting Tunisia's finest men, asserting that "Democracy will return" despite the rulings.
- The sentences intensify concerns about Tunisia's political turmoil and a deepening crackdown on opposition figures and dissent under Saied's administration.
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Tunisia sentences ex-President Marzouki to 22 years in absentia
A Tunisian court on Friday handed down a 22‑year prison sentence in absentia to former President Moncef Marzouki, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, on charges of undermining state security, raising the opposition's fears of an escalating crackdown against critics.
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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