A setback for President Kaïs Saïed: the administrative court of Tunis suspended the execution of his decision taken in June to dismiss 57 judges, a measure that had caused an outcry in the country. After reviewing the factual and legal data in force during the investigation, 48 of the 57 judges dismissed by the Tunisian president could resume their work, according to the administrative court. Last June, President Kaïs Saïed issued a decree dismissing these judges on suspicion of corruption, for changing the course of certain cases, and for disrupting investigations in terrorism cases. Mourad al-Masoudi, president of the Association of Young Tunisian Judges, and one of the dismissed judges, says the administrative court made the decision after discovering that the judges had no connection with the charges. The decision of the administrative court normally has the effect of suspending the presidential decree, which had been rejected by the unions and political parties.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 11, 2022 19:09 UTC