The military justice system sentences the figure of the Tunisian-American opposition, Olaf Alhamidi, to four years in prison.

The military justice system sentences the figure of the Tunisian-American opposition, Olaf Alhamidi, to four years in prison.

On Wednesday, the military court in Tunisia sentenced the Tunisian-American political opposition Olaf El Hamidi to four years in prison and a fine of 40,000 dinars (about 12,000 euros), on charges of "conspiracy against the security of the state" and "inciting the army to disobey." These rulings, which are subject to appeal, come in the context of a wave of lawsuits seen in Tunisia against dozens of political opponents since President Kais Said imposed a monopoly on the authorities in the summer of 2021, amid human rights criticism of the decline in freedoms in the country.

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