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July 30, 2015

Tunisia: New Law Allows Detention for 2 Weeks Before Access to Lawyer 
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In news from Tunisia, Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a new terror
law. The legislation allows for police to detain suspects for up to 15
days without giving them access to a lawyer or a judge. It also allows
prosecutors to seek the death penalty in terrorism cases. The new
legislation comes after last month's deadly shooting in the resort town
of Sousse, when a shooter killed 38 people, mostly British tourists.

 

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