Tunisia: many voices are raised to criticize the gradual disappearance of checks and balances
Demonstration in Tunis against President Kaïs Saïed (illustration image).
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This Sunday, February 13 is a day of demonstration in Tunis as is now often the case.
A group of citizens opposed to Kaïs Saïed planned to demonstrate alongside supporters of the Islamist party Ennahda.
A rally that comes a week after the announcement of the dissolution of the Superior Council of the Judiciary by President Kaïs Saïed.
In the country, more and more voices are being raised to criticize the gradual disappearance of several checks and balances.
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With our correspondent in Tunis,
Amira Souilem
Strike,
sit-in in
front of the Tunis court and multiple press releases.
This week was punctuated by the mobilization of magistrates and lawyers in Tunisia.
After the freezing of Parliament and the suspension of the body responsible for fighting corruption, the dissolution of the Superior Council of the Judiciary is an additional step, according to them, towards the total monopolization of powers by the Tunisian President.
For Kaïs Saïed, "
there is no judicial power
"
An opinion shared by the essayist Hatem Nafti, who is preparing a book on the takeover of the country by Kaïs Saïed: "
He has never stopped repeating in his speeches in recent months that justice is a public function and not a power.
There is no judicial power, he kept saying it and in his conception of things, the president must have all the powers including the judiciary.
»
The "master of Carthage" seeks to establish his own power
Kaïs Saïed says he wants to clean up the judicial system.
For Hatem Nafti, the "master of Carthage" seeks above all to establish his power.
The essayist also thinks that new targets are all designated: “
The president has already launched a few attacks against Isie.
The Independent High Authority for Elections is a body that was created after 2011 precisely to prevent the elections from being organized by a Ministry of the Interior under orders so it is very likely that it will then be the turn of this body, the 'Isia.
»
On the night of Saturday to Sunday, a presidential decree announced the creation of a new provisional Supreme Court.
Its composition will be scrutinized closely.
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