Tunisia arrests prominent lawyer and activist

TUNIS: A prominent Tunisian lawyer was arrested Tuesday, colleagues said, after he was sentenced to five years for plotting against the state in a trial denounced by activists as politically motivated. Ayachi Hammami, a rights activist and staunch critic of President Kais Saied, was among some 40 Tunisian opposition figures sentenced last week up to 45 years for “conspiracy against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group,” according to court documents viewed by AFP.

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