International reactions continued to condemn what was considered a coup against democracy in Tunisia, after Tunisian President Kais Saied announced - yesterday, Sunday - the dismissal of the government, the freezing of Parliament and the assumption of the functions of the executive authority.
And the Tunisian president announced yesterday evening, freezing the powers of Parliament, lifting the immunity of his deputies, and dismissing the Prime Minister, Hisham Al-Mashishi. He also decided to take over the executive power with the help of a prime minister appointed by him.
Commenting on these decisions, the head of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, announced - at dawn today, Monday - his rejection of what he considered a "coup" against the elected bodies.
Al-Mashri wrote - through his official account on Facebook - saying, "February 2014 the coup of (retired Libyan Major General Khalifa) Haftar, and July 25, 2021, the coup of Qais (Saeed) what looks like tonight to yesterday."
"We reject coups against elected bodies and disruption of democratic paths," he added.
Said's decisions came after protests in several Tunisian governorates at the invitation of activists, which demanded the overthrow of the ruling system and accused the opposition of failure, in light of the political, economic and health crises.
Turkish condemnation
For his part, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin denounced what he called the suspension of the democratic process in Tunisia.
In a tweet to him on Twitter, they said, "We refuse to suspend the democratic process and ignore the democratic will of the people in our friendly and brotherly Tunisia."
"We condemn the attempts that lack constitutional legitimacy and popular support, and we are confident that Tunisian democracy will emerge stronger from this path," he added.
In turn, the Yemeni activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize, Tawakkol Karman, accused the Tunisian president of "betraying his voters," and described his recent decisions as a "counter-revolution."
"What happened in Tunisia is just a counter-revolution that joins the group of counter-revolutions led by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to overthrow the Arab Spring revolutions and their gains," Karman said - in a tweet via "Twitter" at dawn today.
Statement of the Union of Muslim Scholars
In the same context, the International Union of Muslim Scholars affirmed today that the "coup" against the will of Tunisians and elected institutions and taking unilateral measures is "a dangerous matter and is not permissible under Islamic law."
The World Federation said - in a statement - "We affirm the sanctity of the assault on the social contract that was carried out by the will of the Tunisian people, and it regulates the relationship between the presidency, the House of Representatives and the prime minister, and preserves the people's gains in freedom and the rule of law, rejecting tyranny and dictatorship and sacrificing the blood of the righteous from the Tunisian people."
The union called on President Kais Saied to "return from these decisions that increase the cycle of loss for the Tunisian people and contribute to deepening chaos and turmoil."
He also called on the Tunisian people "to preserve their gains, sacrifices and freedom, not to accept a return to dictatorship, and to agree to spare the country the potential dangers due to the vacuum, chaos and division."
The Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Ali Al-Qarra Daghi, had confirmed the rejection of any "coup" in Tunisia.
In two tweets - via his Twitter account - he added that "Tunisia and its great people are too big and conscious to be swallowed up by the putschists and their supporters."