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Tunisian President Completes his Coup by Sacking the National Judiciary Council, After Sacking the Parliament

February 14, 2022

 

Tunisians protesting the President's coup, file, February 2022

 

Tunisia's president approves new temporary Supreme Judiciary Council

Supreme Judicial Council was dissolved to end impunity, says president

News Service, February 13, 2022AA

Tunisian President Kais Saied

Tunisia's president signed a decree Saturday to establish a provisional Supreme Judiciary Council to replace the current body.

"The Supreme Judicial Council was dissolved to end impunity and an interim council was brought in place," said President Kais Saied, according to a statement issued by the Tunisian presidency.

"Fair justice, fair accountability is a sacred duty and one of the legitimate demands of the Tunisian people," he said.

Saied said last week that he would issue a decree effectively dissolving the Supreme Judiciary Council.

The council is known as a constitutional institution that guarantees the healthy functioning of the judiciary and the independence of the judiciary in line with the provisions of the Tunisian Constitution and international conventions, within the framework of its powers.

Tunisia's president approves new temporary Supreme Judiciary Council (yenisafak.com)

Tunisia Gears Up for IMF Talks

Asharq Al-Awsat, Saturday, 12 February, 2022

Tunisian authorities are gearing up for talks with the International Monetary Fund that is set to hold a series of virtual meetings with the government in Tunis from Monday.

“I can confirm that there would be an IMF mission February 14th to 22nd,” IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said at a press briefing when asked about the meeting.

“I can confirm the status of that mission would be virtual and where we are on Tunisia is the Tunisian authorities in the latter part of last year sent a letter to the IMF requesting a new fund supported program,” he said.

“So, over the past several months, IMF staff and the Tunisian authorities have held technical discussions, focusing on the immediate economic challenges, the country’s priorities and the reforms to be implemented in order to overcome the crisis in the country,” he added.

As part of the new negotiations, the IMF staff mission is expected to hold virtual meetings with the Ministers of Finance and of Economy and Planning, the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia and other ministers whose departments are concerned by the reforms to be implemented, the Tunisian news agency (TAP), reported.

This virtual visit was announced a few days after the regular meeting of the Central Bank's executive board, during which the members expressed concern about the delay in raising the external resources needed to finance the state budget, it said.

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Citizens Against the Coup Movement Announces organizing a national conference for a democratic alternative to the coup

Tunis Gate, February 13, 2022

حركة "مواطنون ضد الانقلاب" تعلن عن تنظيم "مؤتمر وطني للبديل الديمقراطي"

تونس قيت ، 13 فبراير 2022

حركة "مواطنون ضد الانقلاب" تدعو إلى تنظيم "مؤتمر وطني للبديل الديمقراطي" بهدف تأسيس جبهة ديمقراطية موحدة في مواجهة الانقلاب" 2022-02-13 17:19

أعلنت حركة مواطنون ضد الانقلاب الأحد 13 فيفري/فبراير، عن تنظيم مؤتمر وطني للبديل الديمقراطي في المرحلة المقبلة، يجمع القوى الديمقراطية والحزبية والمنظمات الوطنية، بهدف وضع تصورات مشتركة من كل الجهات  المناهضة للانقلاب. 

وأكد جوهر بن مبارك منسق حركة “مواطنون ضد الانقلاب”، في كلمته التي ألقاها أمام المشاركين في الوقفة الاحتجاجية بشارع محمد الخامس، أن المؤتمر سيعمل على تكريس جبهة وطنية ديمقراطية موحدة في مواجهة قيس سعيد و”سياساته الانقلابية”. كما سيضع المؤتمر تصورات لعملية البناء السياسي والاقتصادي والاجتماعي بعد نهاية المرحلة الراهنة وعودة المسار الديمقراطي. 

وفي تصريح لبوابة تونس أكد القيادي بحركة “مواطنون ضد الانقلاب” الأمين البوعزيزي، أن مؤتمر البديل الديمقراطي سيكون مفتوحا أمام كل الجهات والقوى المتمسكة بالديمقراطية والمدافعة عن الحريات والمعارضة للانقلاب، بعيدا عن الاختلافات الإيديولوجية. واعتبر البوعزيزي أن المؤتمر سيمثل “لحظة فرز  مواطنية حقيقية بين المنحازين إلى الخيار الديمقراطي والمدافعين عن الانقلاب والفاشية”.

وأضاف البوعزيزي: “المؤتمر الوطني للبديل الديمقراطي هو حديث عن تونس المستقبل، وسيجتمع كل الوطنيين وعشاق الحرية لتقديم بديل للتونسيين ينسيهم ارتباكات العشر سنوات الماضية، والجرائم التي مورست بحقهم طوال سبعة عقود منذ الاستقلال، ويقطع مع المهازل الحاصلة منذ أشهر بعد 25 جويلية/يوليو”

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