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Tunisian police have locked the doors of the Supreme Judicial Council, its head told Reuters on Monday, a day after President Kais Saied dissolved it, and have stopped staff from entering the building.

Supreme Judicial Council says the president’s move to dissolve Tunisia’s main legal body is illegal.

Tunisia's Supreme Judiciary Council rejected on Sunday President Kais Saied's decision to dissolve it and said it would continue carrying out its duties, and that it rejected pressure on and accusations against members of the council and judges.

Tunisian judges on Sunday rejected President Kais Saied's moves to disband the council that oversees them, a move they see as undermining their independence, setting up a new struggle over his consolidation of power.

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved a top independent judicial watchdog accusing it of bias, the latest controversial move since he sacked the government last year. But the Supreme Judicial Council rejected the president's decision, saying in a statement that "it would continue carrying out its duties."

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and was sure to anger his opponents. Saied's decision caps months of his sharp criticism of the judges. Saied has frequently…

Kais Saied’s move caps months of his sharp criticism of Tunisia’s judges and raises fears about judicial independence.

Tunisia President Kais Saied said on Sunday he has decided to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a controversial move that will spark a struggle over the judiciary.

Tunisian Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri said on Wednesday that state sector wages were “not under threat in the coming months” despite the difficulties and obstacles facing the government. Observers considered her remarks reassuring for the working class in the country. Concerns had been raised after payments were delayed in January,…