{"id":12338,"date":"2025-02-05T17:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T17:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=12338"},"modified":"2025-02-05T18:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:05:02","slug":"tunisian-court-hands-down-severe-sentences-to-ghannouchi-mechichi-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/05\/tunisian-court-hands-down-severe-sentences-to-ghannouchi-mechichi-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian Court Hands Down Severe Sentences to Ghannouchi, Mechichi, and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A Tunisian court issued severe prison sentences on Wednesday against several politicians in a case related to &#8220;Instalingo,&#8221; a company specializing in publishing media content online. The charges include conspiracy against state security and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>According to the defense team, the rulings include a 22-year prison sentence for Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Ennahda Movement, who has been in prison since April 2023. His sons, Moaz Ghannouchi (25 years) and Soumaya Ghannouchi (35 years), as well as his son-in-law, former Foreign Minister Rafik Bouchlaka (34 years), were also sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>All of these individuals are currently outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>The verdicts were issued following court sessions that extended late into the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The harshest sentence was handed to Instalingo\u2019s founder, Salem Al-Khihili (54 years), who is subject to an international arrest warrant. Additionally, former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, who is also outside Tunisia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10868\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10868 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kais Saied political crackdown\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kais-saied.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Kais Saied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The judiciary has been investigating around 40 individuals in the &#8220;Instalingo&#8221; case since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Other sentences include 13 and 15 years in prison for two security officials, as well as prison terms ranging from 5 to 27 years for two journalists and two bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>These are initial verdicts, and the defense team has the right to appeal before the Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ennahda Condemns the Rulings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In response, Tunisia\u2019s Ennahda Movement condemned the prison sentences against its leader Rached Ghannouchi and several politicians, journalists, and bloggers, describing them as \u201charsh and unjust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ennahda stated that \u201cthis is a politically motivated trial aimed at revenge, violating basic rights, freedoms, and the fundamental principles of the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party further claimed that the rulings represent a blatant attack on judicial independence and neutrality, exposing clear politicization of the legal process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12340\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ganouchioo.jpg\" alt=\"Tunisia political trials\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ganouchioo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ganouchioo-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ganouchioo-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rached Ghannouchi sentencing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Ennahda warned that these sentences \u201ccompletely contradict the country\u2019s urgent need for dialogue and national unity to face serious challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tunisian President Kais Saied continues to emphasize the independence of the judiciary in his public statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A Tunisian court issued severe prison sentences on Wednesday against several politicians in a case related to &#8220;Instalingo,&#8221; a company specializing in publishing media content online. 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