In a statement posted on Facebook, the National Salvation Front opposition coalition, which includes Ghannouchi’s party, denounced the ruling, saying it “provides further evidence that arbitrariness has replaced the law in public life, and that no critic, regardless of their position or affiliation, is safe from having their freedom confiscated and being thrown into prison.” The 81-year-old Ghannouchi was charged with incitement after giving a funeral eulogy last year saying the deceased “did not fear poverty, ruler, or tyrant.” A member of a police union filed a complaint alleging that “tyrant” referred to police officers. Tunisia took another step toward autocracy on Monday when a judge sentenced Ennahda party opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to one year in prison.
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