Rached Ghannouchi, the opposition leader of the highly influential Ennahda Party in Tunisia, was arrested on Monday after police raided his home. Ghannouchi and his party helped forge a compromise with secularists shortly after the Arab Spring, which laid the groundwork for Tunisia’s peaceful democratic transition. This year, Ghannouchi has faced repeated questioning by counterterrorism officers working for the government of current president and strongman, Kais Saied. Ghannouchi and his supporters say the charges are fabricated.
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