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Michael Fitzpatrick

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tunisian opposition leader remanded in custody - Caught on Camera

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahdha party. © DeFodi Images via Getty Images - DeFodi Image

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been remanded in custody following his arrest earlier this week, his Ennahdha party said on Thursday, denouncing his "unjust imprisonment".

Ghannouchi, a former speaker of parliament, was arrested on Monday after remarks warning that eradicating different viewpoints such as the left or political Islam, from which his party originated, might lead to a "civil war".

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