The Tunisian Salvation Front pointed out that “the decision of the President of Tunisia, Kais Syed, to dismiss 57 judges was based on suspicions that were not resolved by the disciplinary authorities, as well as on the basis of a decree that violated the principle of separation of powers.”

And in her statement, she said: “Said’s gross interference in the work of the judiciary turns it into an instrument of persecution, and his dismissal of judges pushes the country towards confrontation between the state, political parties and unions.”

Said, who assumed executive power last summer, dissolved parliament and began to rule by decree in what his opponents called a coup. Earlier, during a ministerial meeting, he said that he “will make a political decision to clean up the judiciary.” Said has always reiterated that the judiciary is a function, not an organ of power, and has accused judges of being suspicious of political parties. He called his decision at the ministerial meeting “historic” and linked it to a “sacred duty” and “preservation of public peace and the state.”