On the third day of a wave of arrests of activists and politicians in the opposition, Tunisian police have detained the head of an independent radio station.
Officers conducted a raid on Noureddine Boutar's home on Monday after the radio station, Mosaque FM, criticized President Kais Saied.
Numerous public figures have been detained since Saturday, including an opposition politician, a well-known businessman, two judges, and a former diplomat.
Mr. Saied claims he wants to prevent chaos in the country of North Africa.
Ennahda, the largest opposition group in the nation, has referred to the arrests as the "kidnapping of Saied's opponents.".
Many Tunisians who backed Mr. Saied when he took office in 2019 have recently started to oppose the leader.
In 2021, Mr. Saied overthrew the government, shut down the legislature, and enacted a new constitution that established his one-man rule.
Immediately following the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, which saw Tunisia overthrow late dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, a new constitution was written to replace the old one.
It grants the head of state complete executive authority as well as overall military command.
Numerous protesters gathered in Tunis's capital last month to call for the resignation of Mr. Saied's administration.
