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Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid

Prominent opposition politician Chokri Belaid [File: Fethi Belaid/AFP]

A court in Tunisia has sentenced four people to death and two to life imprisonment for their role in the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid 11 years ago.

The sentences were confirmed on Wednesday by the deputy public prosecutor of the anti-terror judicial division. A total of 23 people had been charged in connection with the murder, with sentences ranging from two to 120 years handed down to other defendants, with five acquitted.

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