Daughter of Said Ferjani, who lived in UK for more than 20 years, says he has been falsely imprisoned and asks MPs to intervene
Britain is being urged to help protect the last vestiges of the Arab spring by calling for the release of Said Ferjani, the leading Tunisian politician who has been thrown into prison as part of anFerjani, 68, lived in the UK in political exile for more than two decades before returning for Tunisia’s democratic awakening in 2011.
He was arrested on 27 February, and she says despite intensive interrogation no evidence was found against him. . Hundreds of opposition supporters marched in central Tunis on Sunday defying a protest ban and demanding the release of their leaders.Kaouther Ferjani said her father was taken to hospital soon after his arrest but has now been returned to jail. He went on hunger strike after his arrest, and is due to see his lawyer on Monday to discuss the absence of charges against him.
Noureddine Bhiri, one of the most prominent figures within Tunisia’s Ennahda opposition party, and Noureddine Boutar, the head of radio station Mosaique FM, were among those detained in a wave of arrests linked to the Instalingo case. Instalingo is a media company based in Tunis that has been under investigation by Tunisian authorities. A number of company employees have been detained on accusations of committing “a dangerous act against the head of state”.
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