Tunisia: President Saied dissolves Supreme Judicial Council: The country's top judge denounced the move as illegally undermining the judiciary's independence
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move the country's top judge denounced as illegal.
Saied accused the body responsible for appointing judges of bias, corruption and delaying politically sensitive investigations - including into the assassinations of left-wing activists in 2013.
"In this council, positions and appointments are sold and made according to affiliations," he said.