Tunisia top court upholds mass convictions of opposition figures
Tunisia's Court of Cassation has rejected the final appeal in a mass trial involving dozens of opposition figures, activists, lawyers and businessmen. The ruling leaves prison sentences of up to 45 years in place for people accused of conspiring to overthrow President Kais Saied. It closes a legal process that has stretched across three years and has become one of the most closely watched political cases in the country.The court's decision was issued on Thursday, according to the supplied report, and covers 40 defendants in total. Half of those convicted had already left Tunisia and were sentenced in absentia. Among... [Continue Reading]
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