Watchdogs pile pressure on Tunisia after ‘assault on law’
Ten international human rights organisations – including Amnesty International and Lawyers Without Borders – have accused Tunisia’s president of dealing a deep blow to judicial independence, after he sacked 57 judges.
In a joint statement, they have urged President Kaïs Saïed, who is a former law professor, to reinstate the judges and end what they called his “assault on the rule of law”.
President Saïed accused the judges of corruption and protecting terrorists.
In protest, Tunisian judges launched a week-long strike on Monday.
President Saïed dissolved the parliament last March after suspending it for eight months.
By BBC
