Hundreds of Tunisian people on Friday marched through the capital to condemn the rapidly condemnation of President Cass Side, as they “want people for governance.”
Four years after grabbing their controversial power, the protesters criticized the “ruling rule” for converting the country into an “open-air jail”.
The protesters said that Tunisia slipped into the totalitarian regime under the side, marked by collective arrests and politically inspired to crush dissatisfaction.
“Republic is a major jail,” protesters ralled slogans under the leadership of women, demanding the release of opposition leaders, journalists and activists under the leadership of “Republic,” protesters.
Why are people opposing the President?
Four years ago, on 25 July, 2021, Side dissolved Parliament, removed the Prime Minister and started ruling by decree.
Critics branded the move as a coup.
Since then, Saaed has dissolved the major judicial bodies, rejected judges and oversee several opponents.
Most of the major political opponents of SAIED, including rached ghannouchi and abir moussi, are behind bars.
“Tunisia has become an open air gel,” Saib Sub said, whose father, lawyer and Said critic Ahmed Saub, are behind bars. Even those people were not imprisoned for fear of arrest, Sub said.
‘Tunisia’s disintegration’
The 2024 report by Rights Group Amnesty International states that Tunisian officials are using unclear legal allegations to arrest the government’s critics.
Monia Ibrahim, wife of jailed politician Abdelhamid Jailsi, told the Reuters News Agency that the purpose of Friday’s protest was to restore democracy and free politics.
July 25, once celebrated as Republic Day in Tunisia, is associated with Said’s political opponent “July 25 movement”.
Sameer Dilou, a former former government minister, said that the meaning of the day has changed to mark Tunisia’s “disintegration”.
“Full power is full corruption,” said Dilou.
Edited by: Kate Harsin
