Tunisian President Kais Saied decided to freeze the work and competencies of Parliament, lift the immunity of all its members, relieve Prime Minister Hisham Al-Mashishi, and assume the executive authority and head the Public Prosecution Office.
Tunisian President #Qais_Said lifts immunity from all deputies# Tunisia# Event pic.twitter.com/CZ8k3TbwkR
— Al-Haddath @AlHadath) July 25, 2021
These decisions came in the wake of an emergency meeting that Saeed held with the security leadership and military frameworks late on Sunday at the Carthage Palace, following demonstrations in all cities of the country that were interspersed with actions Violence and vandalism affected the headquarters of the Ennahda movement, and clashes with security forces.
Said stressed the need to implement these decisions immediately, explaining that he would assume the presidency The Public Prosecution office until the files of crimes committed against Tunisia are moved and hidden in the Ministry of Justice, adding that he will assume the executive authority with the help of a prime minister who will appoint him, and members of the government who will also be appointed on the proposal of the prime minister. Said, in a video speech, that these exceptional measures, were necessitated by the situation that Tunisia has reached after the collapse of public facilities and the outbreak of burning and looting operations and the distribution of funds by some parties to some neighborhoods in order to push them into internal fighting, in order to save the state for a Tunisian woman and her society.
and He stressed that Tunisia is going through the most dangerous and dangerous periods in its history, stressing that there is no room for anyone to tamper with the state and its capabilities, or tamper with lives and money, and dispose of it as it is his private property.
He said that pursuant to the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution And after consulting with the Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi, these decisions will be implemented immediately, until social peace returns to Tunisia and the state and society are saved, warning everyone who tries to resort to arms or insults the state and its symbols, that “whoever shoots a bullet will confront our security and military forces with a barrage of lead.”
In a later statement, the Tunisian presidency said, on Sunday, that the order to freeze the activities of the Tunisian parliament, which was announced earlier on Sunday evening, will last 30 days.
Scenes from the storming of the headquarters of the #Nahda movement in #Kebli and the burning of its contents #Tunisia #event pic.twitter.com/95aWPnQx4t
— Al Hadath (@AlHadath) July 25, 2021
A number of young men from Wilayat Kebili, a short while ago, stormed the headquarters of the Ennahda Movement, tampered with its contents, and set fire to its contents, following the decisions announced by the Head of State.
For his part, Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi accused President Said of “overturning the revolution and the constitution”, after Said announced the freezing of Parliament and the dismissal of the government.
The leader of the Ennahda party, Ghannouchi, said: “We consider the institutions still standing, and the supporters of Ennahda and the Tunisian people will defend the revolution.”
As the leader of the Ennahda movement, Ali Al-Arayedh, confirmed in a press conference on the events The violence and sabotage that affected the headquarters of the movement, that the decisions announced by the President of the Republic, Said, are considered a coup against state institutions.
Al-Arayedh accused the protesters of receiving funds and that they were supporters of the President of the Republic or affiliated with political parties.
In addition, he called the narrator The independent parliamentarian, Hatem Al-Maliky, called on the security and military forces to rally around and protect the country.
Al-Maliky said, in a post he posted on his personal account on Facebook, on Sunday evening, that President Saeed used his constitutional powers.
