Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in prison in absentia. He was convicted of “assaulting state security and inciting Tunisians against each other.” The ruling came after social networks circulated a speech of his at a symposium organized abroad, during which he incited state institutions to leave and move to overthrow the state system.
This is the second ruling issued by the Tunisian judiciary in Absentia against MarzOUki. The same court had previously issued against him - in December 2021 - a 4-year prison sentence.