A Tunisian judge on Wednesday ordered the detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, lawyers said, two days after his arrest for comments about the judiciary.
A Tunisian flag flutters atop of the Palace of Justice building in Tunis, Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui
A Tunisian judge on Wednesday ordered the detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, lawyers said, two days after his arrest for comments about the judiciary.
Souab is among the lawyers acting for opposition leaders who received prison sentences on Saturday on conspiracy charges.
Souab strongly criticized the judge and the trial last week, calling the proceedings a farce and saying the judiciary had been destroyed.
Reporting By Tarek Amara
Tunisian police on Monday detained Ahmed Souab, a prominent lawyer and fierce critic of the country's president, lawyers told Reuters, raising human rights groups' concerns that a crackdown on dissent will go ahead.
A Tunisian court handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.
Scores of opposition supporters protested outside a Tunis court on Friday at the resumption of a trial of more than 40 politicians and other figures accused of conspiring against the state and President Kais Saied.
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