Former head of Tunisia’s Anti-corruption agency Chaouki Tabib was placed under house arrest, hours after security officials took over the agency’s headquarters on Friday.
“A security patrol stationed in front of my house informed me that a decision was issued to place me under house arrest … in violation of my right guaranteed by law and the constitution,” Tabib said on Facebook.
Tabib’s arrest is the latest in a series of detentions carried out by Tunisian President Kais Saied following his decision last month to dismiss the prime minister, freeze parliament, and assume executive authority.
Last week, officials in the phosphate industry were arrested over suspected corruption.
The controversial move won widespread popular support, however, Islamist opposition labeled it as a coup, raising concerns about the future of the country’s democracy following its 2011 revolution.
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