Politics

Tunisia-Abderrazzek Kilani: After the dissolution of the parliament , the country became without institutions

President of the Tunis section of the Tunisian Bar Association Abderrazak Kilani gives a speech during a meeting with Tunisian lawyers as they show their solidarity with the residents of Sidi Bouzid on December 29, 2010 in Tunis following days of rioting in Tunisia by mostly jobless and frustrated young people protesting violently against the government. Unrest has gripped the central Sidi Bouzid region since the attempted suicide on December 17 of a 26-year-old university graduate, who was forced to sell fruit and vegetables on the streets to make ends meet. AFP PHOTO FETHI BELAID

Speaking at the press conference of the defence committee of deputies, former chairman of lawyers Abderrazek Kilani reported that this event was organized to enlighten public opinion and point out the deterioration of rights and freedoms in the country. Kilani remembered that 7 deputies were invoked last Friday by the security forces for their participation in a plenary session dedicated to the cancellation of exceptional measures, in accordance with their prerogatives guaranteed by law.

“The charges against the deputies carry the death penalty. After the dissolution of Parliament, the nation became without institutions,” he said, criticising the appearance of civilians, deputies, journalists and activists before military tribunals.