Voice of America published an article written by Reuters agency, yesterday, on Friday, 6th, to talk about the “house arrest” of Anouar Maarouf.
Anouar Maarouf is the most prominent member of the party to be targeted since President Kais Saied dismissed the prime minister and suspended parliament on July 25 in moves Ennahda branded a coup, according to the same source.
“Anouar Maarouf was informed by official authorities that he is under house arrest,” an Ennahda official told Reuters, asking not to be named
The Interior Ministry was not immediately available for comment.
As for the measures taken by Kais Saïed and the moves he is making , the article pointed out that although those latters appear to have popular support, they have raised questions over Tunisia’s democratic transition a decade after it threw off autocratic rule in a revolution that triggered the 2011 Arab Spring.
It added that Saied has moved to gain direct control over the Interior Ministry and Communications and Technology Ministry, replacing the ministers in charge of both.
This week, he said he would not accept future communications and technology ministers being linked to political parties that might want control over citizens’ dat a.
Several politicians and officials have been detained or put under investigation, including on old warrants that were implemented after the president lifted parliamentary immunity
