Penalties up to 66 years in Tunisian replacement for “conspiracy against the state” – Anger against President Sagent

A Tunisian court sentenced the opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers accused of conspiracy against state security, as reported by the State News Agency TAP, citing a judicial official today. The opposition argues that the allegations are constructed and the trial symbol of the authoritarian governance of President Kais Saged. Rights defense groups state that Sayed has been in full control of the judiciary since Parliament in 2021 and began to rule with decrees. Dismantled the independent Supreme Judicial Council in 2022. Judicial official, cited by the State News Agency TAP, said the penalties ranged from 13 to 66 years. The agency did not give further details on the penalties. The sentence began in March and has been postponed twice. Forty people, including well -known politicians, businessmen and journalists, are being prosecuted in this case. More than 20 have fled abroad since criminal prosecutions. By […]
Source: News Beast

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