Tunisian police arrest top opposition figure Nejib Chebbi to enforce 12-year jail term, his family says

AL-Monitor
Dec 4, 2025
Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, head of the National Salvation Front, speaks during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, head of the National Salvation Front, speaks during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui — JIHED ABIDELLAOUI

TUNIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested on Thursday top opposition figure Nejib Chebbi, one of President Kais Saied’s fiercest opponents, to enforce a 12-year jail term on a conviction for conspiracy against state security, his family said.

An appeals court last week handed jail terms of up to 45 years to dozens of opposition leaders including Chebbi, business figures and lawyers on charges of conspiracy to overthrow President Kais Saied, in what critics said was a sign of his increasingly authoritarian rule.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Toby Chopra)