The situation is not calming down in Tunisia.
For the eighth night in a row, clashes took place Tuesday evening in the suburbs of Tunis, in reaction to alleged police violence.
In the face of these unrest, the government appeared on the defensive on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, also acting Minister of the Interior, or a government representative, is due to be heard this Thursday or Friday in Parliament by the Committee on Administration and Affairs of the Armed Forces, the office said. 'Assembly Wednesday.
Suspended police
The first clashes took place on June 8 in Sidi Hassine in reaction to the death a few hours earlier of a young man, Ahmed Ben Ammar, during his arrest by the police. A video that went viral on social media also fueled anger, showing a minor arrested on the sidelines of the young man's funeral. This minor appears to be stripped naked by plainclothes police before being beaten and taken naked to a police car. The Interior Ministry said it had opened investigations into these two cases and suspended the police officers responsible for these acts, after initially ensuring that the minor, drunk, had undressed himself.
The UN expressed its concern on Monday at the increase in police violence in Tunisia, signs of "continuous dysfunctions within the internal security services whose resolution requires an infallible will from both the executive and the judiciary".
On Wednesday, the Tunisian Journalists Union (SNJT) said it intended to join as a civil party, along with dozens of other human rights organizations, in ongoing investigations.
They also called for a demonstration in support of victims of police violence on Friday.
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