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January 24, 2011

Tunisian Police, Army Hold Solidarity Rally with Protesters 
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Protests continue in Tunisia against the interim government formed after
the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali earlier this month.
Hundreds of people defied a curfew in the capital of Tunis on Sunday to
camp outside the office of interim Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi.
Opposition activists want Ghannouchi and other officials who served
under Ben Ali to resign. The interim government has pledged to release
political prisoners and has placed two top Ben Ali advisers under house
arrest. In a new milestone for the Tunisian opposition, thousands of
Tunisian police officers, army servicemembers and government workers
rallied in the capital on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the
protests that ousted Ben Ali.

Protester: "I am very happy with Tunisia today—Tunisia, which is
teaching the world the meaning of democracy. And the police here are not
police. The police are our brothers, and we are united."



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