Ghannouchi faces charges of “conspiring against state security”

The political crisis that Tunisia has been witnessing for months became more complicated yesterday, with the judiciary calling on the dissolved parliament speaker, Rashid Ghannouchi, to investigate him against the backdrop of a hypothetical parliamentary session, despite the freezing of parliament’s work by a decision of the President of the Republic, Kais Saied on July 25 (July). Past.

Ennahda spokesman Imad Khamiri told Agence France-Presse that “a call for investigation has been sent to Rached Ghannouchi against the backdrop of the parliament’s convening” by default, explaining that “the investigation concerns the accusation of conspiring against state security, and this is a dangerous precedent.” . Ghannouchi heads Ennahda, along with the presidency of the dissolved parliament. Ghannouchi did not participate in the virtual session, but was invited “as part of the investigation with 120 deputies,” according to Khamiri.

Yesterday, the anti-terror squad began hearing the testimonies of more than 30 deputies who participated in the virtual parliamentary session, after accusing them of “conspiring against state security”, “attempting a coup”, “harming internal security” and “threatening social peace”. In addition, President Said said Friday after a meeting with the head of the Tunisian General Labor Union, Noureddine Taboubi, that there will be no single way to solve the political crisis in the country, adding that he refused to hold talks with those who tried to overthrow the state and who plundered the people’s wealth.
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