Tunisian security forces arrest MP who criticised president

Tunisian security forces arrest MP who criticised president

Tunisian security forces arrested a parliament member at his home on Friday, his wife said, after he criticised President Kais Saied on Facebook and called his seizure of governing powers a coup.

Yassin Ayari, who represents a small party in parliament, has expressed frequent previous criticism of Saied, who on Sunday dismissed the prime minister, froze parliament for a month and said he was taking over executive authority.

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