Tunisian defence lawyer arrested on “conspiracy charges”
Tunisian authorities have arrested lawyer and former administrative court judge Ahmed Sawab on charges of “conspiracy against the state”.
As reported by Middle East Monitor on April 22nd, lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi’s posted to Facebook that: “Security forces raided the home of professor and former judge Ahmed Sawab, and then he was taken to the headquarters of the Tunisian National Counterterrorism Commission (CNLCT) in Bouchoucha.”
The Tunisian authorities have not directly replied to the reports.
Middle East Monitor
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