Tunisia: 17 Ennahda members released on bail

People gather during a solidarity protest with Rached Ghannouchi outside the courthouse in capital Tunis, Tunisia on July 19, 2022 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

The investigating judge at the Counter-Terrorism Judicial Pole decided to release 17 leaders and activists of Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement until their trial next month, keeping 106 in detention.

Defence lawyer Mokhtar Al-Jamai told Arabi21 that after listening to a number of detainees yesterday, the investigating judge decided to authorise the release of 17 people, including four women, and to set a hearing for them next month.

“The remaining 106 detainees have been kept in detention for questioning,” Al-Jamai added.

On 9 September, authorities launched an arrest campaign in a large number of governorates, targeting 123 Ennahda leaders and activists, many of whom are 60-80 years old and suffer from chronic diseases.

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