Tunisia | Political Activists Sentenced to 4-25 Years in Prison

⚠️ Urgent Update — Flash Radio is following this situation in real time. The specialized terrorism court, located at the Tunis First Instance Tribunal, handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 to 25 years on October 27, 2026, in the case of the leak of audio recordings. According to a judicial source cited by Diwan FM, the case involves Dr. Mondher Ounissi, a senior figure in the Ennahdha movement. The SNJT demands fair trial rights for journalist Zied El Heni. The court sentenced Dr. Ounissi to 9 years in prison and journalist Zied El Heni to 4 years in prison, on four charges under the anti-terrorism and money laundering law: forming a terrorist organization, disclosing secrets in favor of the said organization, failure to report a terrorist crime, and contacting agents of a foreign state with the intent to incite them to harm the country. ⏱️ 2 min read The accused Maher Zid, Chahrazed Akacha, Rafik Abdessalem, and other fugitives received a 25-year prison sentence with immediate execution. The case dates back to September 2023, when the public prosecutor at the Tunis First Instance Tribunal took charge of the file. On September 5 of the same year, the prosecutor ordered the detention of Mondher Ounissi as part of investigations into an audio recording attributed to him. On September 7, 2023, the prosecutor decided to transfer the case to the Anti-Terrorism Judicial Unit — the competent authority to handle terrorism-related cases — so that it could continue the investigation. Once the investigation was complete, the file was sent to the Prosecution Chamber, which in turn decided to refer it to the