Tunisia sentences prominent opponent Noureddine Bhiri to 10 years in prison


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  • Saturday, 19 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Tunisia's Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri (L) speaks at a news conference in Tunis June 25, 2012. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian court sentenced on Friday the prominent official in Ennahda opposition party Noureddine Bhiri to 10 years in prison, on charges of attacking state security and inciting Tunisians against each other, a lawyer told Reuters.

Bhiri's lawyer Monia Bouali, said‮ ‬the trial "was marred by many legal violations due to a Facebook post attributed to him that technical tests proved did not exist at all".

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