An unprecedented wave of arrests was launched in early February in political and business circles.
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A vocal critic of Tunisian President Kais Saied, Jawhar Ben Mbarek, was arrested on Friday (February 24th) in connection with a crackdown on the opposition. A campaign of arrests, unprecedented since President Saied seized power in July 2021, was launched in early February in political and business circles,
Leader of the “Citizens Against the Coup” movement, Jawhar Ben Mbarek, is also one of the main leaders of the National Salvation Front (FSN). This is the main opposition coalition that emerged after Kais Saied seized full power in Tunisia, shaking the young democracy that emerged from the first Arab Spring revolt in 2011. Tunisian leftist, Jawhar Ben Mbarek is a specialist in constitutional law and former adviser to the presidency of the government.
Twenty personalities have been arrested in Tunisia since the beginning of February, a campaign described by Amnesty International as a “politically motivated witch hunt”. Political activist Khayam Turki, businessman Kamel Eltaïef, ex-minister Lazhar Akremi, ex-leader of the Ennahdha movement Abdelhamid Jelassi and director of private Mosaïque FM radio Noureddine Boutar were also arrested.
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