Tunisia military judge jails two members of parliament

The rulings come amid growing concerns for human rights after the president seized governing powers in July.

A Tunisian military judge has jailed two politicians from the Karama party, a lawyer and the judiciary said, amid growing concerns for human rights after the president seized governing powers in July.

On Tuesday the court jailed Nidal Saudi and Saif Eddine Makhlouf, a leader of the Karama party and a frequent critic in parliament of President Kais Saied, taking the total number of imprisoned MPs to five.

Saudi was ordered to be jailed for allegedly insulting security staff at the airport months ago, his lawyer Ines Harrath said.