Four organizations (the National Committee for the Defense of Freedoms and Democracy, Avocats sansfrontières, EuroMed Droits and the Attahrir Institute for Middle East Policy) have filed a joint complaint with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. The complaint is lodged on behalf of eight political prisoners arbitrarily detained for an alleged "plot against state security". They are Khayem Turki, Chaïma Issa, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Issam Chebbi and Ghazi
Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek and Lazhar Akremi.

As a reminder, the charges brought against these political figures are serious: "membership of a terrorist organization, plotting against state security and attempting to overthrow the government", all crimes punishable by death.

As a reminder, the charges brought against these political figures are serious: "membership of a terrorist organization, plotting against state security and attempting to overthrow the government", all crimes punishable by death.

The Comité de défense des personnalités politiques (Committee for the Defense of Political Figures) issued a press release confirming the emptiness of the files and the absence of evidence, arguing that the incarceration of these people was the result of the investigating judges' submission to the dictates of the supervisory authority.