Tunisia issues international arrest warrant against ex-Premier Hichem Mechichi

Tunisian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, reports say citing lawyer Wafa Chedly.

Chedly made the announcement on Facebook without further elaborating. The regime of President Kais Saied has not made any comment on the alleged arrest warrant.

Mechichi, 49, was fired in July 2021 by President Kais Saied who then seized all major powers in a move he deemed necessary to restore the country. Mechichi had been in the position for 11 months before being sacked.