Tunisian Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine has resigned due to family reasons, he told reporters on Friday, amid a crackdown on prominent opposition figures and a campaign against African migrants that has prompted international ire.
President Kais Saied has not yet announced a replacement for Charfeddine, who at one stage was seen as the closest Tunisian official to the president but had in recent months appeared less frequently in public.
Speaking to reporters in comments broadcast on local media, Charfeddine referred to the death of his wife last year and his need to look after his children.
