TUNIS — The Tunisian presidency on
Sunday dismissed the country's consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered financial
audits at the European missions.
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President Kais Saied "instructed the
foreign ministry to proceed with an in-depth financial and administrative
check" at the two consulates, an official statement published on Facebook
said.
Saied will replace Paris consul general
Taher Arbaoui with Ridha Gharsallaoui, who is close to the head of state and
had been serving as interior minister.
A former national security adviser to the
presidency, Gharsallaoui was named minister on July 29, taking over from former
premier Hichem Mechichi, who held the portfolio.
Saied sacked the government, suspended
parliament and assumed exceptional powers on July 25, citing an "imminent
threat" to the country.
On September 22, he suspended parts of the
constitution and installed rule by decree, maintaining full control of the
judiciary as well as powers to sack ministers and issue laws.
The presidency has said that 10 ambassadors,
including to Berlin, Ankara, Beijing, and Doha, and six consuls are completing
their missions, a move formalizing the end of their terms in August.
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