The hunger strike of Rashed Al-Ghannoushi, the leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda, in prison
The leader of the Tunisian Ennahda Islamist party started a hunger strike in solidarity with political prisoners. |
According to the international group Tasnim News Agency
, six Tunisian opposition leaders protested their detention without trial since last week and demanded their immediate release.
Rashed al-Ghannoushi’s defense lawyers announced his hunger strike in prison and announced: This hunger strike is in solidarity with political prisoners who have been on hunger strike since last week.
Hizb al-Ennahda leader, like six Tunisian opposition leaders, criticizes the actions of the President of this country, Qais Said, in dissolving the former parliament, limiting the activities of political parties and changing the constitution. They believe that Qais Saeed’s actions are a coup against the nascent democratic process in the country.
According to Al-Rai Al-Youm newspaper, the defense lawyers of Hizb-ul-Ennahda leader published a statement They did: Rashid al-Ghannoushi started a hunger strike yesterday and asked Tunisians to adhere to a democratic Tunisia where all citizens enjoy freedom and the rule of law and the judicial system is independent.
Tunisian opponents believe that the judicial system of this country is not independent and executes the orders of Qais Saeed.
82-year-old Rashed Al Ghannoushi from Farvardin was in prison last month and the Tunisian judicial system has issued two separate verdicts against him, the first of which is related to conspiracy against the country’s security. In this sentence, Al-Ghannoushi was sentenced to 15 months of imprisonment.
The second sentence was also issued at the beginning of this month, Ghannoushi and his son-in-law (resident abroad) They were sentenced to 3 years in prison on the charge of receiving money from foreigners in the 2019 elections. People have been killed in line with the repressive policies of Qais Saeed against political opponents.
Terrorist arrested with explosive belt /p>
Another news from Tunisia indicates that the security agents of this country arrested a terrorist who was carrying an explosive belt in the Qasrin mountain region (western Tunisia).
According to the statement of the Ministry of Interior of Tunisia, this terrorist was planning to go to the base of terrorists in Qasrin mountain region, when he was ambushed by security agents and arrested. Weapons and an explosive belt have been discovered from this terrorist.
Tunisia’s judicial authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the said terrorist until the process of investigating him in prison.
Publisher | Tasnim News |