Tunisian police keep ageing opposition leader hours for questioning


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  • Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022

Police members push back supporters of Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda protesting in support of the party leaders, Rached Ghannouchi and Ali Larayedh, who are facing questioning by anti-terrorism police in Tunis,Tunisia September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

TUNIS (Reuters) -The ageing leader of Tunisia's main opposition party was still waiting to be questioned by police more than 10 hours after arriving to answer a summons, his lawyer said on Monday, accusing the authorities of abuse.

Rached Ghannouchi, 81, head of the Islamist Ennahda party and speaker of the dissolved parliament, faces investigation over accusations relating to terrorism, which his party denies, calling it a political attack on a foe of President Kais Saied.

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