Tunisia probes speaker for ‘conspiracy’ after parliament meets
Tunis, Tunisia – Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament was questioned over allegations of “conspiracy against state security.”
Rached Ghannouchi, the 81-year-old speaker who also heads the Islamically oriented Ennahdha party, attended in response to the summons from judicial authorities of the anti-terrorism unit.
Ghannouchi is accused of “having plotted against state security”.
Ghannouchi has said at least 30 parliamentarians have been summoned for questioning by anti-terrorism police.
The president dissolved the parliament on March 30, dealing another blow to the political system in place since the North African country’s 2011 revolt which sparked the Arab Spring.
It came eight months after Saied sacked the government, froze parliament and seized sweeping powers, later moving to rule by decree in moves opponents have dubbed a “coup”.
The president’s latest decision came hours after MPs held a plenary session online and voted through a bill against his “exceptional measures”.
Ghannouchi, who did not attend the session, subsequently rejected Saied’s dissolution of parliament.
Saied’s moves have prompted accusations that he is taking Tunisia back towards autocracy.
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