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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Tunisian leader seeks to dissolve nation's top judiciary

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tunisia's president has announced a plan to dissolve the national judiciary body on suspicion of corruption and mishandling of sensitive political cases, according to local media reports Sunday.

The decision by President Kais Saied to disband the Superior Council of the Judiciary comes as Tunisians on Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of the assassination of a prominent left-wing leader and an outspoken critic of the Islamist movement.

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