Said dismisses the Tunisian consulates in Paris and Milan and orders an "audit" at the two consulates

The Tunisian presidency announced on Sunday the dismissal of the Tunisian consulates in Paris and Milan and the conduct of "in-depth financial and administrative audits" at the two consulates.

President Kais Saied decided to dismiss the Tunisian Consul General in Paris, Taher Al-Arbawi, and replace him with Rida Gharslawi, who is close to him and who took over the management of the Ministry of the Interior after the announcement of "exceptional measures" on July 25 and until the formation of the new government.

The duties of the Tunisian Consul General in Milan, Adel bin Abdullah, who was replaced by Khalil Jendoubi, were also terminated, according to a statement published by the presidency on its official Facebook page.

The statement added that the president ordered the State Department "to conduct an in-depth financial and administrative audit" at the two consulates.

Saeed had based his interpretation of a constitutional chapter that authorizes him to take "exceptional measures" in the event of an "imminent danger" to the country, to announce on July 25 the dismissal of Prime Minister Hisham Al-Mashishi and the freezing of parliament's activity.

In a related context, the Official Gazette recently published presidential orders dating back to November 22 that terminated the assignment of ten ambassadors, most notably representing the country in Berlin, Ankara, Beijing and Doha, and six consuls, most notably working in Rome, Palermo, Lyon and Grenoble.

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