A Tunisian court has handed down harsh prison sentences of 13 to 66 years to political opponents of the country’s president. It follows a mass trial of 40 people, some of whom were charged in absentia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a senior fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the charges in the case and what it means as Tunisia continues to backslide on democracy.
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