Tunisia. File photoCAIRO, Jun 2Tunisian President Qais Said issued a decree dismissing 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and negligence, radio station Mosaique FM reported. «, — the radio station quotes the decree of the head of the Arab Republic. On Wednesday, Said, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, severely criticized a number of representatives of the judiciary. According to him, dozens of judges were «involved in corruption, negligence, and are also suspected of obstructing the investigation in cases related to terrorism.» The President of Tunisia in February signed a decree dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic after allegations of corruption by its members, and later created interim council.Against the backdrop of mass protests against the parliament and the Islamist An-Nahda party, the President of Tunisia suspended the work of the Legislative Assembly on July 25, 2021 and dismissed first Prime Minister Hisham al-Meshishi, and then a number of ministers. Said later appointed a new prime minister. The An-Nahda party, led by Parliament Speaker Rashid al-Ghannouchi, called on Said for a national dialogue to resolve the issues, but called his actions unconstitutional and tantamount to a coup. Said dissolved parliament on March 30, 2022 «in order to preserve the state and its institutions».
