{"id":4922,"date":"2026-06-04T01:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2026-06-04T01:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:07:50","slug":"tunisias-main-opposition-leader-rached-ghannouchi-jailed-for-life-in-controversial-terror-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/tunisias-main-opposition-leader-rached-ghannouchi-jailed-for-life-in-controversial-terror-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia\u2019s main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi jailed for life in controversial terror case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tunisia\u2019s main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to life in prison over controversial \u2018terrorism-related\u2019 charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling was issued on Monday against the 84-year-old leader and dozens of other figures linked to the Ennahda movement, a \u201cMuslim democratic party\u201d which claims to combines Islamic principles and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Tunis court specialising in terrorism cases handed down sentences ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment against 35 defendants accused of involvement in what prosecutors described as Ennahda\u2019s \u201csecret apparatus\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghannouchi, the leader of Ennahda and one of the most prominent figures of Tunisia\u2019s post-Arab Spring political era, received a life sentence and an additional 30 years. He has been in detention since April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His deputy and former Interior Minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced to 42 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former security official Mustafa Khedher received the heaviest punishment, a life sentence plus 96 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several other defendants were handed sentences ranging from 10 to 50 years. The court also ordered all convicted individuals to remain under administrative supervision for five years after completing their prison terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The convictions were issued under Tunisia\u2019s anti-terrorism legislation. Charges included forming and joining a terrorist organisation, assisting a terrorist group and other offences linked to national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case centres on allegations that Ennahda operated a clandestine network that infiltrated state institutions and played a role in political violence. Ennahda has consistently denied the accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verdict has drawn condemnation from rights advocates and opposition figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Freedom Observatory for Tunisia described the ruling as a \u201cjudicial and political massacre\u201d and accused authorities of using the courts to settle political scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghannouchi was one of the central figures in Tunisia\u2019s political transition after the 2011 revolution that removed long-time secular dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His imprisonment comes amid a wider crackdown on opposition politicians, journalists, lawyers and activists under President Kais Saied, who has consolidated power since 2021 after suspending parliament and ruling by decree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics say Tunisia\u2019s judiciary has increasingly been used to target political opponents and silence dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saied denies accusations of authoritarianism and says his actions are necessary to protect the state from corruption, foreign interference and security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tunisia, once widely viewed as the \u201conly democratic success story\u201d of the Arab Spring, has seen growing concern from rights groups over political repression, shrinking civil liberties and the erosion of judicial independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisia\u2019s main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to life in prison over controversial \u2018terrorism-related\u2019 charges. 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