Critic of Tunisian president jailed over 'racist country' comment, lawyer says


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  • Thursday, 24 Oct 2024

TUNIS (Reuters) -Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer and critic of President Kais Saied, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday on charges of insulting her country, her lawyer said.

The conviction related to comments on local radio this year when she called Tunisia a racist country, lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi told Reuters. Her comments followed clashes between migrants and locals.

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