Tunisian police storm Al Jazeera's offices amid political upheaval
Following President Kais Saied's suspension of parliament, Tunisian troops on Monday prevented the parliament speaker from entering the building.
A day after President Kais Saied staged what critics called a coup, police in Tunisia have stormed the Al Jazeera office in the capital city and Tunisian troops have surrounded the parliament.
Al Jazeera journalists in Tunis said at least 20 heavily armed police officers raided the office and confiscated their equipment on Monday. The officers reportedly lacked warrants but said they were acting on the orders of the Tunisian judiciary.
“They prevented the staff from even taking their personal belongings,” said Al Jazeera’s bureau chief Lutfi Hajji. “Security forces are surrounding the office.”
Reporters Without Borders tweeted that it “denounces the closure of Al Jazeera's office in Tunis by security forces & calls on the authorities to respect press freedom and pluralism.”
