Tunisia’s President to Change Judicial Council, Rejects Foreign Criticism

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019 - Reuters

Tunisian President Kais Saied will change the Supreme Judicial Council but not abolish it, the justice minister said on Wednesday, days after the president stated his plan to dissolve the body met intense criticism.

The president, however, said later in the day that he rejected “foreign interference” following the widespread criticism after he announced plans on Sunday to dissolve the body that guarantees judicial independence.