Tunisia’s Ghannouchi Faces Money Laundering Allegations

Tunisia's Rached Ghannouchi, head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda and speaker of the parliament, attends an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, March 31, 2022. (Reuters)

Tunisia's main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been summoned by a judge over money laundering allegations, his Ennahda party said on Wednesday, accusing the authorities of targeting him for political reasons.

The July 19 summons is to answer questions about the allegations, which Ennahda say are untrue and a result of "distortion and fabrication".