Angry citizens demanded the removal of the political cover from Brotherhood leaders in municipal councils and their purification of corrupt leaders, within the framework of the exceptional measures approved by Tunisian President Qais Saeed to purify all institutions.
Tunisian judicial sources revealed new details about the seizure of some documents related to suspicions of corruption in municipal councils in several regions of the country, with the opening of urgent investigations into accusations of those responsible for suspicions of financial and political corruption, and monitoring of abuses with the aim of achieving agendas related to extremist political forces.
The sources said, in a statement to “Sky News Arabia”, that corruption suspicions hover around prominent leaders in the localities, some of whom belong to the Brotherhood’s Ennahda Movement and other parties that were allied with it, and they will be adjudicated judicially and through the country’s anti-corruption court in the coming days, noting that Some leaders were involved in receiving foreign funds and working for foreign loyalties.
Tunisian lawyer Hazem Al-Kasuri believes that suspending the work of the municipalities is very necessary so that the judicial bodies and the competent investigative bodies can continue their work regarding opening corruption files and the immediate start of urgent investigations with those involved, especially since the Brotherhood has bet on these councils to control the joints of the state and violate the law. To serve the interests of the international organization.
Al-Kasuri said in a statement to “Sky News Arabia”, that the Tunisian judiciary is carrying out a historic mission to combat corruption and uproot its roots from the country once and for all, and to reveal the truth about funding and crimes committed in relation to money and property, especially the facts that increased during the period of the Brotherhood’s Renaissance rule.
On the legal mechanism for suspending the work of municipalities, Al-Kasuri said that the decision is issued by the Presidency of the Republic and is in line with all current corrective measures to confront corruption and address sabotage elements. Mayors in the near future.
Al-Kasuri warns of the necessity of judicial and security cooperation at the regional and international levels, with the aim of finding out the truth about the crimes, especially since Al-Nahda has a long history of clandestine work.
The Tunisian government, which assumed its responsibility at the end of last September, places the fight against corruption at the top of its priorities, as well as the priority related to the security and health files.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has repeatedly stressed the need to track down the corrupt inside the state, and said, last week, during a meeting with Prime Minister Najla Boden that the country is going through historical and difficult moments in which many challenges, adding that at the present time it is related to a national liberation battle that “will be won.” “.
Saeed added that the measures taken on the 25th of last July was a historic moment. The Tunisian president added that the government was formed faster than some expected, saying, “We warn everyone who tempts himself to attack the state and its institutions.”
Saeed pledged to confront everyone who dared to attack the state, its institutions and the people, saying that there were those who stole the people’s money and hopes.
The Tunisian president stressed the pursuit of the corrupt, saying that the people’s money will return to him, then added: “There is no room for frustration and no place for resignation, and together we will open the path to freedom and justice.”
The Tunisian president stated that “one of the biggest challenges is to save the state from the clutches of those who stalk it at home and abroad,” then added: “We will cross from frustration to action, and we will succeed in getting our country out of the situation it has reached.”
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