Tunisia’s Islamist leader Ghannouchi stays free after hearing

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Published: Jul 19, 2022, 20:07 UTC

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge let Islamist party leader Rached Ghannouchi return home on Tuesday after a long investigative hearing instead of keeping him in detention, Ghannouchi's lawyer and an official from his Ennahda party said.

Tunisia's Islamist movement leader Rached Ghannouchi gestures upon arrival at court in Tunis

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge let Islamist party leader Rached Ghannouchi return home on Tuesday after a long investigative hearing instead of keeping him in detention, Ghannouchi’s lawyer and an official from his Ennahda party said.

Ghannouchi is being investigated on suspicion of money laundering, which he and Ennahda deny, calling the charges politically motivated.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; writing by Angus McDowall; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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