Opposition leaders get long jail sentences

A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced several leading politicians to jail terms of 12 to 35 years for “plotting against the state”, including the leader of the main opposition party, local media reported.

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Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, was sentenced to 14 years, his party said. He was already jailed and had refused to attend his trial. Around 20 people were prosecuted in this case, including Nadia Akacha, former chief of staff to President Kais Saied, and Rafik Abdes-salem, Ghannouchi’s son-in-law and former foreign minister.