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Tunisia – Former President of the Bar Abderrazek Kilani summoned as an accused before the military court

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

Former President of the Bar, Abderrazek Kilani, disclosed on Tuesday through social networks that he had just obtained a summons to appear as an accused before the military court of Tunisia. Kilani accused the President of the Republic of desiring to eliminate his adversaries through justice at his command.

Kilani will be appearing for organizing a group to harm general order and incorrect accusations and threats against a public official on Facebook as an accused before the military court