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A Tunisian court decided yesterday to dissolve a pro-Islamist group accused of inciting violence, as demanded by the powerful UGTT trade union.
The court ruled that the League for the Protection of the Revolution (LPR) “was contravening laws on the organisation and creation of associations, and decided to dissolve it and all its branches,” said court spokesman Soufiene Sliti. The court decided to ban all activities organised by the group.
LPR leader Mounir Aroudji lashed out at a purely “political” ruling by the judiciary.
“We hope the 10 to 25 per cent of clean judges will make the right decision on appeal,” he said.
The LPR has been accused of intimidating critics and serving as a militia with links to the Islamist Ennahda movement.
Its members are suspected of having lynched a member of secular party Nidaa Tounes in Tataouine in 2012 and attacking UGTT offices the same year.
