strict judicial rulings were issued against Tunisian political figures on Wednesday, including the head of the Renaissance movement Rashid Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister, as well as journalists on charges of "prejudice to the security of the state," according to lawyers.
Al -Ghannouchi, who refused to appear before the judiciary in the case, was sentenced to 22 years in addition to his two sons Moaz Al -Ghannouchi, 25 years old and Sumaya Ghannouchi, 35, and his son -in -law Rafik Bushlaka, former Foreign Minister 34 years old, and former Prime Minister Hisham Al -Mishishi, 35 years old, while the journalist Shatha was sentenced to Hajj Mubarak is five years in prison, according to lawyers.
And the case, which is called "Instalingo" relative to a digital content production company, is considered by the accused.
The highest judgment came against the company’s founder, Salem Al -Kahili, 54, and issued by an international fetch card. Among those involved in the file is the former spokesman for the Ministry of Interior
Al -Arwi was sentenced to 16 years in prison and Al -Ferjani 13 years. The Tunisian judiciary has begun investigating this case since 2021.
The judiciary, with nearly 50 people, is achieved in the case, which sparked widespread controversy in Tunisian society and revealed the size of the influence of Islamists and their transcendence of the law. These provisions are primary and the defense authority has the right to appeal against it with the Court of Appeal.
Al -Ghannouchi, 82, as well as the former Speaker of Parliament and one of the most prominent leaders of the opposition “Al -Salva Front” rejecting the exceptional measures taken by Tunisian President Qais Sa’id the authorities in the country in July 2021. The most prominent of which is the dissolution of the Judicial Council and Parliament and the issuance of legislation with presidential orders, and the approval of a new constitution Through a referendum, and holding legislative and presidential elections boycotted by the opposition.
Al -Nahda is trying to give a political character to the issues in which Ghannouchi and a number of leaders of the movement in an attempt to distort the image of the Tunisian presidency. He has repeatedly appeared before the judiciary to investigate files and charges attributed to him as "terrorists travel" to Syria and "money laundering".
In May 2023, a prison deposit note was issued against the head of the Ennahda movement in the case related to a company specialized in digital media production, on charges related to money laundering and assaulting state security, despite his refusal to attend the trial session.
The judiciary was charged with the suspects, "committing crimes related to money laundering, exploiting the facilities authorized by the characteristics of employment and professional and social activity, and the intended assault to replace the State Authority and carry the residents to confront each other, and stimulate playing, killing and robbing Tunisian lands." >