# Ghannouchi arrested under President Saied

Date: 2023

On 17 April 2023 Tunisian police arrested [Rached Ghannouchi](/people/rached-ghannouchi), speaker of the parliament President [Kais Saied](/people/kais-saied) had suspended in 2021; rights groups condemned it as part of a crackdown on critics.

## People

- Rached Ghannouchi: https://factrail.ai/people/rached-ghannouchi

## Sources

- https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2023/04/17/tunisian-opposition-party-says-chief-arrested/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ghannouchi-arrested-2023-04-17