The man who oversaw the drawing up of Tunisia’s proposed new constitution has damned the final document published by the president as dangerous.<\/p>\n
Sadok Belaid, a former constitutional law professor, is quoted by local media as saying that some chapters could pave the way for a dictatorial regime.<\/p>\n
He had been entrusted by President Kais Saied with reshaping Tunisia’s constitution but said what is being put to a referendum in four weeks’ time does not resemble the first draft proposed by his committee.<\/p>\n
In a letter published by the majority state-owned Assabah newspaper, he said the published draft “involved risks of serious pitfalls, in particular the erasure and distortion of Tunisian identity”.<\/p>\n
He also criticised the president’s restructuring of the judiciary, saying the new system, in which the president would appoint judges to a supreme judicial body, would reduce its independence.<\/p>\n
The document has also been attacked by the powerful UGTT trade union as a potential threat to democracy.<\/p>\n
The proposed constitution will be put to a referendum on 25 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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