
On Wednesday evening, February 22, 2023, police forces arrested the Politician and Secretary-General of the Tunisian Republican Party, Issam Chebbi. He was arrested by The First National Unit for Combatting Terrorism and Organized Crime Affecting National Security State officers when he was with his wife in his car. That was after raiding and inspecting the violation victim’s place of residence and seizing several personal belongings without any warrant that mandated holding him in custody. Arresting the Politician and Leader of the Tunisian Republican Party, Issam Chebbi, is related to investigations into suspicions of affiliation with a terrorist organization and conspiring against the internal and external Security State, as well as inciting the overthrowing of the ruling regime. Later on the same day, the victim of this violation was interrogated by virtue of a warrant issued by the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Counter-Terrorism Pole. He was questioned about his political activity and relationship with several political activists who opposed the Course of 25 July 2021. On February 25, 2023, a Judge at the Judicial Counter-Terrorism Pole issued an arrest warrant against the Politician Issam Chebbi, who has been detained in the Civil Prison of Mornaguia since then