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Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election

Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election

Critics say the move is aimed at targeting serious challengers to the current Tunisan president, Kais Saied.

A Tunisian court has sentenced a number of potential presidential election candidates to prison and banned them from running for office, according to local media, politicians, and a lawyer, in a move critics say is aimed at excluding serious competitors to President Kais Saied in October’s vote.

A court decision was issued on Monday against prominent politician Abdel Latif Mekki, activist Nizar Chaari, Judge Mourad Massoudi and another candidate, Adel Dou, according to lawyer Mokthar Jmai who spoke to Reuters. All four were sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from running for office on a charge of vote buying.

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