The spokesman of the Ennahda movement in Tunisia, Imad Khamiri, told Al Jazeera that the summoning of the movement's head, Rashid Ghannouchi, and his deputy, Ali Al-Areed, to appear today, Monday, before the Anti-Terrorism Unit, aims to distract public opinion from the rise in prices.
And sources in the Ennahda movement confirmed - to Al Jazeera - that Ghannouchi and Al-Arid were summoned, without specifying the reason for the summons.
Ennahda accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of fabricating "malicious issues" for the opposition.
The statement added that what is happening is part of an effort to distract public opinion from its issues, economic and social concerns, and its deteriorating living conditions.
The movement also announced that it will reveal more data at a press conference to be held today, Monday.
The authorities had arrested the movement’s leader, Habib Al-Louz, as part of the investigations into this case, and the Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant against 3 former security officials, in addition to the former deputy of the “Dignity Coalition” bloc, Reda Al-Jawadi, and released others, including the former Minister of Religious Affairs, Noureddine. Servant.
Since Tunisian President Kais Saied announced the exceptional measures, Ghannouchi, the parliament's suspended speaker, has been subject to investigations in other cases, including money laundering in the so-called "Namaa Association" case and abuse of the security forces.
Rashid Ghannouchi is considered one of the most prominent critics of the president since Saied seized control of the executive authorities last year, sacked the government, then dissolved parliament, and began ruling by decree, in a move that opponents described as a coup.