Tunisian police arrest two senior officials in Ennahda

Habib Louz and Sadok Chourou have been arrested in Tunisia amid a massive wave of arrests of opponents and critics of Tunisian President.

TUNIS - Tunisian police arrested on Thursday Habib Louz and Sadok Chourou, the two senior officials in Ennahda, Tunisia's main opposition party, a party official, Ridha Chaibi, said.

Since last month, police launched a massive wave of arrests, including prominent critics of President Kais Saied, two judges, an influential businessman and the owner of local radio, on suspicion of plotting against state security.