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Tunisian appeal court lengthy prison sentences of opposition leader, others

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A Tunisian appeal court has upheld and increased lengthy prison sentences on high-profile politicians, including opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi and former security officials, as part of a crackdown on dissent
Among those sentenced on charges of conspiring against the state in the mass trial were Nadia Akacha, the former chief of staff to President Kais Saied. Ghannouchi, who was speaker of the elected parliament dissolved by Saied in 2021, has been in prison since 2023. With this new sentence, the total sentences against him on several charges rise to 50 years. A total of 21 were charged in the conspiracy case, with 10 already in custody while 11 having fled the country.
–Reuters–