Tunisian opposition get prison terms

A Tunisian court handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

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Rights groups say Mr Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree. He dissolved the independent Supreme Judicial Council and sacked dozens of judges in 2022.

TAP state news agency quoted a judicial official as saying the sentences ranged from 13 to 66 years. It did not provide further details about the sentences.

The trial started in March and has been postponed twice.