Tunisian police arrested a labour union official over a strike at a highway toll booth, union officials said on Wednesday, indicating a more direct confrontation between President Kais Saied and one of the country's strongest political forces.
The police detained Anis Kaabi, general secretary of the highways branch of the UGTT union, at his home late on Tuesday, the union's Achaab newspaper reported, saying the strike was legal.
The arrest could aggravate growing tensions between Saied and the union, which has taken an increasingly strong stance against his expansion of powers, introduction of a new political system and proposals for economic reforms.
