Key Takeaways
- The former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali was detained in Sousse.
- Police seized his cell phone and personal computer during the raid.
- The arrest was reported by Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) without any stated charges.
Tunis: Hamadi Jebali, Tunisia’s former Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Islamist party Ennahdha, was arrested on Tuesday at his home in the eastern coastal province of Sousse.
The official news agency Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported the incident.
Jebali’s lawyer said in a statement that a group of policemen searched Jebali’s home on Tuesday morning before arresting him and seizing his cell phone and personal computer, the TAP added.
The report indicated neither the official reasons for his arrest nor the charges he was on.
