Tunisian judge orders detention of prominent lawyer Souab, a critic of president

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge on Wednesday ordered the detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, lawyers said,‮ ‬two days after his arrest for comments about the judiciary.

Souab is among the lawyers acting for opposition leaders who received prison sentences‮ ‬on Saturday on conspiracy charges.

Souab strongly criticized the judge and the trial last week, calling the proceedings a farce and saying the judiciary had been destroyed.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Andrew Heavens)