Tunisia Jails Former Anti-Corruption Chief in Move Decried as ‘Judicial Harassment’

Human rights organizations and legal advocates condemned the arrest and imprisonment of Chawki Al-Tabib, Tunisia's former anti-corruption chief, on financial charges that critics allege are politically motivated reprisals tied to President Kais Saied's consolidation of power since 2021; the detention, asset freeze, and repeated legal actions against civil society figures have raised concerns about judicial harassment and erosion of democratic oversight.