Tunisia court jails prominent lawyer for five years after brief trial

TUNIS: A Tunisian court on Friday jailed prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab for five years on anti-terror charges, his defense counsel said — the latest case in a crackdown on opposition figures in the North African country. Defense lawyer Yosr Hamid said her client had received an additional three-year sentence of “administrative supervision” after a trial lasting just seven minutes. Hundreds of opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, trade unionists and humanitarian workers in Tunisia are being prosecuted for “conspiracy” or in connection with a “fake news” decree by authorities.

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