TUNIS: Tunisia’s judicial authorities on Wednesday revoked the sacking in early June by President Kais Saied of around 50 judges, judicial sources told AFP.
A June 1 presidential decree in the north African country saw Saied fire 57 judges, after accusing many of corruption and other crimes. His move, which rights groups called "a deep blow to judicial independence", sparked a nationwide strike by judges.
Fifty-three of those sacked -- including some accused of "adultery" -- had lodged appeals with the administrative court against Saied’s move. The administrative court’s spokesman told reporters the suspension of the dismissals related to an unspecified number of judges, but a lawyer on a committee for those sacked said "about 50 judges" were affected.
Lawyer Kamel Ben Messoud added that those concerned would be able to resume their duties once a copy of the ruling was obtained. Ben Messoud told media that remaining magistrates, the subject of criminal proceedings, did not benefit from the decision.
Saied’s June 1 decree saw the president grant himself the power to fire judges, and he duly sacked the 57, further cementing a power grab that began in July last year when he dismissed the government and suspended an elected parliament. A coalition of 10 rights groups in a joint statement at the time called the dismissals "a frontal assault on the rule of law".
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