Muslim scholars urge release of Rached Ghannouchi, political prisoners in Tunisia
ANKARA (AA): A group of Muslim scholars has urged authorities to release former Tunisian parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi and other political prisoners from jail.
Ghannouchi heads the progressive Islamic political movement Ennahda, which is the most popular and influential opposition group in the country.
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) said individual and collective rights are the basics of Islamic Sharia.
It urged Muslim scholars worldwide to act urgently to get the injustice against Ghannouchi and other political prisoners in Tunisia undone.
A Tunisian court sentenced Ghannouchi, who is one of the main opponents of President Kais Saied, to one year in prison on May 15, on terrorism-related charges, after he was arrested April 17 on accusations of plotting against state security.
The sentence came amid a Tunisian campaign against critics of Saied, who accuses them of being part of a conspiracy against state security.
Ghannouchi is among dozens of political opponents of the president, including former top officials and business figures, who have been arrested since February.
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