On Thursday, Tunisian President Qais Saeed warned against some attempting to blow up the country from the inside and throw the military establishment into political conflicts, against the backdrop of social protests in the south.
In a video broadcast by the Tunisian presidency of the president’s supervision of the meeting of the Supreme Council of Armies and Security Leaders, to consider the general situation inside the country, especially the security situation in southern Tunisia, Saeed said, “There are those who seek to blow up the state from the inside, and the danger does not threaten us from the outside as much as it threatens us from the inside. ".
He pointed out that "there are those who want to strike the state with all its institutions and absenteeism in a number of regions after striking and fragmenting it," and considered that one of the dangers today is "trying to push the military institution into political conflicts."
The Tunisian president said that the military "distanced itself from all political conflicts, just like the security establishment."
He stressed that "a process or attempt to solicit the military institution is aimed at entering into a confrontation with it, as well as other institutions in the state."
Wisdom and farsightedness
Saeed did not mention who wants to plunge the military establishment into political conflicts, but he said, "What happened yesterday night and yesterday night in southern Tunisia is totally unacceptable."
It is noteworthy that the protestors in Al-Kamour area in the city of Tataouine (southeast), who are demanding employment, organized protests on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Also witnessed the city of Remada (Tataouine), on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, protests accusing the army of killing a young man on the border with Libya.
Saeed expressed his belief that "the people of Tunisia in general, and the people of Remada and Tataouine in particular, have wisdom and foresight that enables them to calm the situation and give priority to the supreme interest of the country and put it above all considerations."
He pointed out that "the Tunisian state is targeted in its institutions," stressing that it is not possible "for anyone who seeks such to achieve what is managed at home with collusion with the outside", without naming any external party.
On the other hand, Saeed stressed that "no one doubts the legitimacy of the protests as long as they are peaceful and within the framework of the law." At the same time, he warned that anyone who seeks "to ignite the fire of sedition and fighting will be its first victim."
Saeed expressed his willingness to receive a representative of the people of Tataouine and Remada to talk to him.
It is noteworthy that the governorate of Tataouine is experiencing social protests against the backdrop of the state not implementing an agreement with the Kamour sit-in in 2017 to employ hundreds of unemployed youths.