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Tunisia police lock doors of legal body, stop staff from entering

Tunisian judges rejected President Kais Saied's decision to disband the council that oversees them [File: Fethi Belaid/AFP]

Tunisian police have locked the doors of the Supreme Judicial Council and stopped staff from entering the building, a day after President Kais Saied dissolved it.

The move on Monday came after Tunisian judges rejected Saied’s decision to disband the council that oversees them, raising fears about the independence of the judiciary amid growing concerns over his consolidation of power.

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