authorities are putting democratic transition on trial, claims Ghannouchi adviser – Middle East Monitor

An adviser to Rached Ghannouchi, the President of the Ennahda Movement, has accused the Tunisian authorities of attempting to “put the democratic transition on trial” by targeting its most prominent figures. This is a reference to the trial of the movement’s vice president and former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh in what is known as the “deportation to hotbeds of tension and terrorism” case. Ghannouchi himself is already imprisoned in Tunisia.

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