France says Tunisian political dissidents did not receive fair trial – Middle East Monitor

France criticised on Wednesday the lengthy sentences handed down by a Tunisian court against opposition leaders and businessmen on conspiracy charges at the weekend, saying that the conditions for a fair trial were not met, Reuters has reported.

The comments by France, the first country to speak out on the trial, came amid growing criticism of the government of President Kais Saied over its crackdown on dissent in Tunisia.

Rights groups said that the mass…