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Tunisia court upholds long sentences in mass trial of opposition figures

A court upheld the 12-year sentence handed to Tunisian opposition leader Ahmed Najib Chebbi (right), president of the National Salvation Front coalition.
A court upheld the 12-year sentence handed to Tunisian opposition leader Ahmed Najib Chebbi (right), president of the National Salvation Front coalition. © AFP - FETHI BELAID

Tunisia's top court has turned down the final appeal of dozens of opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case, in a ruling opponents said further entrenches President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

Tunisia's Court of Cassation on Thursday upheld prison sentences of up to 45 years issued in November against 34 opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen on charges of conspiracy, their lawyers told reporters.

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