Tunisia’s top court upholds opposition convictions in a state security case
- TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia’s highest court has upheld the convictions of dozens of prominent opposition figures, lawyers and human rights defenders in a high-profile conspiracy case against state security.
- The Court of Cassation rejected the defendants’ appeals, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years handed down by an appeals court last year, Tunisia’s state-owned news agency TAP reported late Thursday, quoting judicial sources.
- The case has drawn international criticism and further deepened concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in Tunisia.
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- TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia’s highest court has upheld the convictions of dozens of prominent opposition figures, lawyers and human rights defenders in a high-profile conspiracy case against state security.
- The Court of Cassation rejected the defendants’ appeals, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years handed down by an appeals court last year, Tunisia’s state-owned news agency TAP reported late Thursday, quoting judicial sources.
- The case has drawn international criticism and further deepened concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in Tunisia.
Sources: ABC News