{"id":125933,"date":"2025-04-29T08:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/president-kais-saied-denounces-a-blatant-interference-after-international-criticisms\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:46:08","slug":"president-kais-saied-denounces-a-blatant-interference-after-international-criticisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/president-kais-saied-denounces-a-blatant-interference-after-international-criticisms\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ka\u00efs Sa\u00efed denounces a &#8220;blatant interference&#8221; after international criticisms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/556\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/600\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/664\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/700\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/800\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Des familles et des proches des figures de l\u2019opposition politique d\u00e9tenues dans l\u2019affaire dite de \u00ab\u00a0complot contre la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat\u00a0\u00bb protestent devant le tribunal de Tunis, le 21\u00a0avril\u00a02025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/5218\/3479\/664\/0\/75\/0\/01646bf_sirius-fs-upload-1-ja2qd1qrofhq-1745915326875-000-42yd4dm.jpg\" alt=\"Families and relatives of the figures of the political opposition held in the so -called \"conspiracy against state security\" protest before the Tunis court on April 21, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Families and relatives of the figures of the political opposition held in the so -called &#8220;conspiracy against state security&#8221; protest before the Tunis court on April 21, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Fethi Belaid \/ AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">The Tunisian president, Ka\u00efs Sa\u00efed, denounced in the night of Monday to Tuesday, April 29, international criticisms, notably from France and Germany, who followed the condemnation of opponents to heavy prison terms, by calling them as<em>&#8220;Flagrant interference&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>&#8220;The declarations and press releases emanating from foreign parts are unacceptable <\/em>(\u2026) <em>and constitute a blatant interference in the internal affairs of Tunisia \u201d<\/em>underlined Mr. Sa\u00efed, by receiving his Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to a press release from the presidency. <em>&#8220;While some express their regrets that international observers have been excluded <\/em>[d\u2019une audience du proc\u00e8s]<em>Tunisia can also send observers to these parties<\/em> (\u2026) <em>And also ask them to modify their legislation and amend their procedures \u201d<\/em>he continued.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also the facts |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Opponents of opponents in Tunisia: the late reprimand of France and Germany <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3419806\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2025\/04\/25\/condamnations-d-opposants-en-tunisie-la-reprimande-tardive-de-la-france-et-de-l-allemagne_6600005_3212.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Dozens of Tunisian personalities including big names in the opposition have recently been sentenced to heavy penalties for <em>&#8220;Plot&#8221;<\/em> against the security of the state, which they deny by denouncing a file <em>&#8221; empty &#8220;<\/em> and politics. France, Germany and the United Nations have affirmed that the conditions of a trial <em>&#8221; fair &#8220;<\/em> had not been respected. Berlin notably regretted <em>&#8220;The exclusion of international observers, notably the German Embassy in Tunis, of the last day of the trial&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;Law violations&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker T\u00fcrk, said that the process had been <em>&#8220;Banned by violations of the right to a fair trial and the right to regular procedure, arousing serious concerns about political motivations&#8221;<\/em>. He urged Tunisia <em>&#8220;To refrain from using national security legislation and the fight against terrorism to silence dissent and restrict civic space&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Since the coup de force by which Mr. Sa\u00efed granted full powers in the summer of 2021, NGOs and opponents have deplored a regression of freedoms in the cradle country of &#8220;Arab Spring&#8221; in 2011.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also decryption |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    In Tunisia, the autocratic flight of Ka\u00efs Sa\u00efed <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3419727\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2025\/04\/25\/en-tunisie-la-fuite-en-avant-autocratique-de-kais-saied_6599868_3212.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">In addition to the megaproces of <em>&#8220;Plot&#8221;<\/em>dozens of known politicians, lawyers and columnists have been imprisoned since the beginning of 2023 under a decree repressing the dissemination of false news, with very broad interpretation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">The High Commissioner asked Tunisia once again <em>&#8220;To put an end to political persecution, detention, arbitrary arrests and imprisonment&#8221;<\/em> personalities, and <em>&#8220;Respect all their human rights, including the rights to freedom of opinion and expression&#8221;<\/em>. <em>&#8220;Tunisia was a model and a source of inspiration for many nations in the region after the 2011 political transition and I hope that the country will return to the path of democracy, the rule of law and human rights&#8221;<\/em>wrote the UN official.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families and relatives of the figures of the political opposition held in the so -called &#8220;conspiracy against state security&#8221; protest before the Tunis court on April 21, 2025. 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