Article 6WS04 Tunisia court hands down harsh prison sentences to presidential political opponents

Tunisia court hands down harsh prison sentences to presidential political opponents

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editors@theworld.org (Omar Duwaji)
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A Tunisian court has handed down harsh prison sentences of 13 to 66 years to political opponents of the country's president. It follows a mass trial of 40 people, some of whom were charged in absentia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a senior fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the charges in the case and what it means as Tunisia continues to backslide on democracy.

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