
A Tunisian court handed jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to 40 opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring against state security, Tunisia's state news agency TAP reported on Saturday.
Businessman Kamel Ltaif was sentenced to 66 years and opposition politician Khyam Turki received a 48-year term, defence lawyer Abdessatar Massoudi, told Reuters news agency.