The National Salvation Front (FSN), the main opposition coalition in Tunisia, deplored on Wednesday the "
deterioration
" of the political situation in the country after a series of arrests which it described as "
repressive
" in political circles. -media.
Since Saturday, ten personalities, mostly opponents belonging to the Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha and its allies, but also the director of a large private radio station and a very influential businessman have been arrested during a net.
“Revenge” against opponents
"
These arrests carried out according to violent and illegal procedures (...) are bringing Tunisia into a state of political decay
", lamented during a press conference the president of the FSN, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi.
This “
revenge
” against opponents and “
the use of repression
” reflect, according to him, “
the confusion
” of the policy of President Kais Saied who assumed full powers in July 2021. “
The country is in crisis and power only thinks of getting rid of its opponents
,” added Nejib Chebbi, calling on all political parties to unite to get the country out of this situation.
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The political activist Khayam Turki and the very influential businessman Kamel Eltaïef, well introduced in political circles, the ex-minister Lazhar Akremi and the ex-leader of the Ennahdha movement Abdelhamid Jelassi were arrested on suspicion of "
conspire against state security
,” said lawyer Samir Dilou.
Ennahdha leader Noureddine Bhiri was arrested for a Facebook post calling for demonstrations against President Saied's policies, according to the same source.
"
Those who have been arrested are terrorists and must be judged (...), we are not going to leave Tunisia a prey to these criminal terrorists
", declared President Saied during a visit Tuesday evening to the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior in Tunis.
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Responding to criticism, he said the authorities respect "
human rights
" and that the recent arrests "
have absolutely nothing to do with rights and freedoms
".
This dragnet came at a time when the Tunisian president is continuing to build his hyper-presidentialist system, disregarding the massive boycott of all the electoral and consultative deadlines supposed to mark out this process.
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