Tunisia arrests prominent opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi
Tunisian opposition veteran Ahmed Nejib Chebbi was arrested at his home Thursday, his daughter said, following his sentencing to 12 years in jail for plotting against the state in a trial denounced by rights groups as politically motivated.
Chebbi, 81, is the co-founder of the National Salvation Front (FSN), Tunisia's main opposition coalition.
He was among 40 mainly Tunisian opposition figures sentenced last Friday up to 45 years for "conspiracy against state security" and "belonging to a terrorist group", according to court documents viewed by AFP.
Source: Agence France Presse
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