Tunisian court sentences Ghannouchi and opposition figures to 12-35 years in prison – Middle East Monitor

Tunis’s primary court on Tuesday issued new prison sentences in the so-called “Conspiracy Case 2”, with rulings ranging between 12 and 35 years. The harshest penalties were handed down in absentia to individuals currently outside Tunisia. The court also dismissed charges against one defendant.

The court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda Movement, to 14 years in prison. Ghannouchi refused to attend the trial, maintaining his boycott of all…