Tunisia: Court starts final hearing in mass trial of opposition figures

A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the state.

A crowd gathered outside the courthouse to voice support for the defendants.

Ezzedine Hazgui, a leftist activist, said, “today is the trial of Tunisia’s future. It is not the trial of my son [Jawher Ben Mbarek] or my daughter [Dalila Msaddek]. It is the trial of Tunisia. Today, I am proud of them [his two…