Former head of Tunisia’s anti-corruption committee placed under house arrest, he posted on Facebook on Friday, hours after security forces took over office.
Chaouki Tabib headed the independent authority from 2016 to 2020, when he was sacked by former Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh.
“A security patrol stationed in front of my house informed me that a decision was issued to place me under house arrest … in violation of my right guaranteed by law and the constitution,” Tabib said on Facebook.
Tunisian President Kais Saied last month dismissed the prime minister, froze parliament and assumed executive authority in a sudden intervention that his Islamist opponents have labeled a coup.
The move was welcomed by a majority of Tunisians but has also caused unease among some sections concerned about its fallout on the country’s fledgling democracy.
Security forces earlier on Friday had taken control of the Anti-Corruption Committee in an apparent move to take possession of the corruption files.
