Overview
- Her lawyer, Nafaa Laribi, called the December 12 ruling unjust and politically ordered.
- Abir Moussi, who leads the Free Constitutional Party, was arrested in 2023 at the presidential palace entrance on suspicion of assault intended to cause chaos.
- Rights groups say the case reflects a sustained campaign against opponents, journalists, activists and civil society figures.
- An appeals court last month issued prison terms of up to 45 years for dozens of opposition leaders, business figures and lawyers on conspiracy charges.
- President Kais Saied denies using the judiciary against rivals, saying he is cleansing Tunisia of “traitors”.