On Monday, the Tunisian President, Qais Saeed, appealed to young people not to be exposed to "symptoms and property" during the protests, warning "those who seek to trade in the poverty of citizens," and "he does not move except in the dark" with the aim of "sowing chaos."

This came in a meeting by Saeed with citizens in the El Manhala region, northwest of Tunis, according to a presidential statement.

Since Thursday, the capital and other governorates have witnessed night protests, interspersed with clashes with security men, against the backdrop of the rejection of the curfew imposed as part of the measures to combat the emerging Corona virus.

And renewed confrontations between the Tunisian security forces and a number of young people described by the security authorities as "saboteurs" in a neighborhood of the Kasserine governorate in the center of the country for the fourth consecutive day.

Said stressed the "Tunisian people's right to work (job opportunities), freedom and national dignity."

About two months ago, Tunisia has witnessed protests in many regions to demand better living conditions and job opportunities for the unemployed, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the revolution that toppled the former regime, to pave the way for a political transition facing economic difficulties.

Saeed warned, "Those who seek in every way to employ them (citizens) and trade in their poverty and misery, and he does not move except in the dark, and his goal is not to fulfill the people's demands as much as he seeks to sow chaos, and then ignore the victims of them," without clarifying what is meant by his words.

He continued, "The management of public affairs is not based on alliances and maneuvers, but on moral values ​​and fixed principles that cannot be the subject of bargaining or blackmail, just as chaos cannot be a way to achieve them."

Earlier Monday, the Ennahda Shura Council (equivalent to the parliament of the movement) called, in a statement, the Tunisian people to "unite in the face of the current acts of sabotage," and urged parliamentary blocs to "give preference to the language of dialogue and mutual respect to put an end to the tensions and disputes, taking into account the circumstances that pass." Out the country. "

President Qais Saeed stressed the people's right to work, freedom and dignity (Reuters)

Arrests

On Monday, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 632 people who participated in "riots", in preparation for their extradition to the judiciary.

"Groups of individuals between the ages of 15 and 25 have burned rubber wheels and garbage containers to impede the movement of security units," the ministry’s spokesman, Khaled al-Hayouni, told state television.

And he added, "Then, before the curfew, its work turns into night business, represented in attacks on private and public property, and attempts to dispossess (theft) of large and small shops."

Al-Hayouni stated that there was "material damage" to the security units (he did not specify them).

It is reported that the Tunisian Ministry of Defense conducted joint patrols with the security forces and deployed military units to protect public property.

The unrest erupted days after the tenth anniversary of the fall of the regime of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2011.

The police were subjected to stones and other projectiles, and they responded by using tear gas in a number of towns.

Looting also took place in some areas.

On Monday, Amnesty International called on the police to "respect the rights of those they arrest, whatever the reasons and circumstances of the arrests."

In a statement, the non-governmental organization expressed its concern about the testimonies received of protesters being subjected to violence and the arrest of an activist who was peacefully demonstrating on Monday morning.

The health crisis due to Corona and the ensuing economic downturn prompted increasing numbers of Tunisians to seek to leave the country.