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Tunisian MP Bilal al-Mishri announced Wednesday that his colleague Ahmed al-Saidani had been detained by security authorities, a move that sparked reactions and political tensions in the country.
The announcement came in a post Mishri shared on his Facebook account, in which he said security forces had detained Saidani without providing any further details on the reasons behind the move.
No official authority has so far issued any confirmation or comment on the arrest.
The detention of Tunisian MP Saidani sparked a wave of political debate across the country.
The case comes at a time of rapidly unfolding political developments in Tunisia, intensifying public commentary over the timing of Saidani's arrest and its potential impact on relations between parliament and state authorities.
Saidani belongs to the parliamentary bloc known as the Sovereign National Line, which includes 15 lawmakers out of Tunisia's 161-member parliament.
He was widely known for his active presence on social media, where he posted several statements and videos criticizing government policies and the positions of President Kais Saied, according to media reports.
A post published by Saidani one day before his detention sparked widespread reactions. In it, he mocked the president, describing him as the "supreme commander of sewage and rainwater drainage," a remark seen as a sarcastic reference to what he viewed as a lack of tangible achievements, according to published press reports.
Saidani's confrontational style has been viewed as part of a sharper political discourse within parliament, making his detention a matter of broad interest among political and media circles.
These developments prompted various political parties and observers to express differing positions on the arrest, particularly in the absence of any official statement from the authorities.
Reactions have ranged from calls for an official clarification by security agencies to concerns over the potential implications of such a move for public freedoms in the country.
As the public awaits further details about the background and consequences of the case, uncertainty continues to surround the position of the relevant institutions regarding the legal or security grounds for al-Saidani's detention, especially given that no clear official statement has been issued so far.
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