Tunisia imposes travel ban on lawyer representing Palestine in ICJ genocide case

Tunisia implemented a travel ban on lawyer Chawki Tabib, part of the team representing the Palestine Bar Association in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The Palestine Bar Association assigned the Tunisian lawyer as a legal representative among a wide team of lawyers representing Palestine and supporting South Africa's case.

Tabib was supposed to attend preparation meetings in Kuwait in early January, but was banned by the government from leaving his country "following a complaint filed against him by the Free Bloggers Network, a local organisation that 'exposes fraud and corruption', according to their Facebook page's posts," the New Arab reported.

Tunisian President Kais Saied is infamous for using travel bans against political opponents.