Tunisia lawyer and Ennahda member’s office vandalised

Lawyer Fawzi Jaballah, a member of Ennahda Shura Council, yesterday confirmed that his private office was vandalised, with attackers using black paint to mark the office door last night.

Jaballah wrote on Facebook: “I hope for safety for the rest of the lawyers who were subjected to incitement and whose names were published collectively after being falsely accused.”

Adding that he was targeted because he had stood up against measures taken by the president in the country which Ennahda said are unconstitutional. Adding: “As they did with some judges who protested the violation of procedures against colleagues.”

On 25 July, Tunisian President Kais Saied cited Article 80 of the constitution to dismiss Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi, freeze the work of parliament for 30 days, lift the immunity of ministers, and appoint himself as head of the executive authority until the formation of a new government.

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This comes after violent protests broke out in several Tunisian cities criticising the government’s handling of the economy and the coronavirus. Demonstrators had called for parliament to be dissolved.

The majority of the country’s political parties slammed the move as a “coup against the constitution” and the achievements of the 2011 revolution.

Is Tunisia slipping into a dangerous pitfall?- Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor]