Former Tunisian PM faces charges for terrorism

Former Prime Minister and Ennahda strongman Ali Larayedh is accused of having facilitated the departure of thousands of Tunisians to Syria to join ISIS, according to RFI on March 26th.

The accusation relates to his time as a Minister of Interior between 2011 and 2013, during which 3,000 to 6,000 jihadists left Tunisia for war zones in Syria, Iraq and Libya, mostly through the network of salafi group Ansar Al-Charia.

In a 2023 reports, Tunisia director at Human Right Watch Salsabil Chellali said Laarayedh’s prosecution “seems like one more example of President Saied’s authorities trying to silence leaders of the Ennahda party and other opponents by tarring them as terrorists.”

RFI