Tunisian Appeal Court Increases Sentences in Terrorism and Political Assassination Cases

Tunisia's Court of Appeal has issued harsher sentences against two individuals convicted in terrorism cases linked to the 2013 assassination of politician Chokri Belaid.

• The court increased former prosecutor general Bachir al-Akrimi's sentence from 23 to 29 years and former Ennahda leader Habib al-Louz's sentence from 13 to 17 years.
• The charges included involvement in the assassination of Chokri Belaid, as well as terrorism-related offences such as providing expertise to individuals linked to terrorist crimes and forgery.
• In October 2025, the same court sentenced 23 defendants to penalties ranging from death by hanging to various prison terms in the Belaid assassination case.