MP Yassine Ayari started a hunger strike on Tuesday morning, said his party Hope and Labour.  He is serving a two-month sentence handed by the military court at El Mornaguia prison, Manouba.

The party said the move comes as Ayari exhausted all possible means to “cry foul,” the party said.  The MP is staging a hunger strike over legal action brought against him in connection to social media posts after July 25.

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Ayari said he is utterly opposed to what happened on July 25, a “serious violation of the freedom of expression” and criticised “the involvement of military courts to stifle the voice of civilians.”

The decision to go on a hunger strike was also motivated by the unjustified rejection of a parole request though all conditions were met.

Ayari and other detainees were not vaccinated against the COVID-19, the party added, despite commitments made by competent authorities. Poor conditions of detention can fuel the spread of diseases.

Source: TAP News Agency