Tunisian President Qais Said, who dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on July 25, 2021, lifted the immunity of deputies and usurped parliamentary officials, increased the pressure on the Tunisian people with his latest decision.
The opposition would have worn out when the putschist President Qais Said, who exceeded the limits of his authority, announced that he would keep the parliament closed until December 17, 2022, which he declared as the election date.
On the anniversary of the Jasmine Revolution, the opponents of the coup, who started protests in the largest squares of the country, were subjected to harsh attacks by the security forces.
PEOPLE TOOK STREETS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE JASMINE REVOLUTION
Tunisian people took to the streets to protest the oppressive decisions of Qais Said on the 11th anniversary of the Jasmine Revolution, which ignited the wick of the Arab Spring and resulted in the overthrow of the dictator Zine Al Abidin bin Ali.
Street demonstrations were planned to continue from December 17, when the Jasmine Revolution began, to January 14, when Zine Al Abidin bin Ali fled Tunisia.
Opposing the coup, the opposition started indefinite sit-ins in the country's largest squares. Thousands of people chanting slogans such as "No to the one-man regime" and "Free Tunisia" participated in the protests.
SECURITY FORCES USED VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTS
President Qais Said, in his statement on the July 25 coup d'état, threatened to severely punish the opponents who opposed the president's decisions and resisted the security forces.
Security forces intervened harshly in the sit-in protest that started in Tunisia on 17 December.
Tunisian security forces, who prevented the protesters from setting up tents on Habib Bourguiba Street, battered many demonstrators.
Using tear gas to disperse the protesters, the security forces also destroyed the chairs, tents and banners of the protesters in Habib Bourguiba square.
OUR NEWSPAPER SAW THE COUP MONTHS AGO
Milli Gazete pointed out that the Islamic country Tunisia was dragged into a coup d'etat with its 3-day series of articles published on 24-25-26 November 2020.
The Milli Gazete, which closely follows the Islamic geography, called on the leaders of the Islamic world to take precautions against the danger of a coup, with a series of articles it published with the title "Tunisia, the target Islamic country" 8 months before the July 25 coup.
While there has been complete political chaos in Tunisia, one of the distinguished countries of the African continent, since July 25, new decisions are being added to President Qais Said's decisions that disregard the constitution.
In the oppression and persecution in Tunisia, the enemies of Islam win, while the people of Tunisia and the Islamic world lose.