Tunisia arrests opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi ahead of presidential election

The head of a Tunisian opposition party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October 6th, has been arrested by police on suspicion of money laundering. According to politicians and local media, Mraihi, the leader of Republican Union Party, and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, was arrested late on Wednesday. Tunis court spokesman said earlier this week that Mraihi faces charges of money laundering and opening bank accounts abroad without a license from the central bank.