Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, mentioned on Thursday he’ll outlaw international funding for civil society organisations as he tries to remake the nation’s politics after establishing one-man rule.
Civil society organisations, together with some which have had funding from Western democracies, have performed a big position in Tunisia because the 2011 revolution that launched democracy, Reuters stories.
“Non-governmental organisations should be prevented from accessing exterior funds … and we’ll do this,” Saied mentioned, saying the change was wanted to cease international interference within the nation.
Final summer time, Saied suspended the elected parliament and assumed government energy earlier than brushing apart the Structure to say he’ll rule by decree throughout an interim interval.
This month, he additionally moved in opposition to the nation’s judiciary, seen because the final vital Tunisian establishment of State nonetheless in a position to act as a verify on his energy, by dissolving the highest judicial council.
Saied has justified his acts as mandatory to save lots of Tunisia from years of political and financial stagnation that got here to a head final 12 months amid protests throughout a COVID-19 spike. He has denied having dictatorial ambitions.
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