The court sentenced yesterday, Monday, the Chief of the Tunisian Party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, to one year in prison.

Local media reported that Ghannouchi was also handed a fine of 1,000 dinars.

He was arrested last month and appeared in court at the end of February on charges of plotting against state security after he was accused of calling police officers "tyrants."

He had also warned that a "civil war" could emerge in Tunisia if the government worked to eradicate left-wing and Islamist opposition groups.

Ghannouchi is a former parliament speaker and Chief of the Islamist Ennahda Party. 

 Ennahda was the largest party in parliament before President Kais Saied dissolved the chamber in July 2021.

The former speaker refused to appear before the judiciary last month and said that the proceedings were fabricated political trials.