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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Probes Ghannouchi for 'Conspiracy'

Tunisia's Speaker of the Parliament Rached Ghannouchi flashes the victory sign as he arrives for questioning at the judicial police headquarters in the capital Tunis, on April 1, 2022. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament was questioned Friday over allegations of "conspiracy against state security", after lawmakers met online in defiance of President Kais Saied.

Rached Ghannouchi, the 81-year-old speaker who also heads Ennahdha party, attended in response to Thursday's summons from judicial authorities of the anti-terrorism unit, the parliament's leadership said in a statement.

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