Rached Ghannouchi and Ali Larayedh appeared at a police station after being summoned by ‘anti-terrorism’ police.
Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament and the president of the Ennahdha get together, has appeared at a police station after being summoned to reply questions over what his get together has stated are accusations referring to “terrorism”.
Dozens of protesters, together with attorneys and political activists, gathered on Monday outdoors the constructing within the capital, Tunis, to display in opposition to the questioning of Ghannouchi, who has denounced President Kais Saied’s seizure of broad powers.
“The police state is completed. We're with you Ghannouchi,” a few of them chanted. Others shouted “Freedom!”
Tunisian authorities haven't given any assertion on the rationale for Ghannouchi’s summons.
Ennahdha officers stated on Saturday that Ghannouchi and one other get together member, former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, can be questioned by police for “sending jihadists to Syria”, however with out giving particulars.
Ghannouchi has been a key participant in Tunisian politics for the reason that 2011 revolution that introduced democracy, together with his get together becoming a member of a number of successive coalition governments.
When Saied seized most powers final summer season and shut down the parliament, Ghannouchi accused him of an anti-democratic coup, one thing the president has denied.
‘New step in the direction of exclusion’
Talking to Reuters information company late on Saturday, Ghannouchi stated the summons was “a brand new try to focus on opponents and a brand new step in the direction of exclusion”.
Larayedh stated he had not been informed formally why he was being summoned however that information had leaked that it was linked to the sending of fighters to Syria.
“I used to be in opposition to this phenomenon and took measures to restrict it,” Larayedh stated.
Ennahdha spokesman Imad al-Khamiri informed Al Jazeera the 2 had been summoned solely to distract the general public from rising costs and financial considerations.
In a press release, Ennahdha accused Saied of making “malicious circumstances” in opposition to the opposition.
The get together added that it could reveal extra particulars at a information convention anticipated to be held afterward Monday.
Secular events have accused Ennahdha of being lenient in the direction of armed teams, one thing the get together has lengthy denied.
Individually, 5 Tunisian events introduced on Monday their boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections set to happen in December. The vote was referred to as for by Saied, who nonetheless retains help from some Tunisians who understand him as a bulwark in opposition to political elites they blame for the nation’s poor financial circumstances.
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