TUNISI (TUNISIA) (ITALPRESS) – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday strongly rebuked international condemnation of a controversial mass trial involving dozens of opposition figures, denouncing what he called “blatant interference” in the country’s internal affairs.
“The comments and statements by foreign parties are unacceptable”, Saied said in a statement posted on the presidency’s official Facebook page. “They constitute blatant interference in Tunisia’s internal affairs”.
The remarks follow sharp criticism from the United Nations, France, Germany, and other international actors after a Tunisian court earlier this month sentenced around 40 defendants—many of them prominent opposition leaders, lawyers, and businesspeople—to lengthy prison terms ranging from 13 to 66 years. Charges included “conspiracy against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group”.
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