Tunisia sentences four to death for murder of politician Chokri Belaïd - BBC News

After a decade-long wait, six people are found guilty of the murder of politician Chokri Belaïd.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chokri Belaïd's murder shocked TunisiaBy Natasha Booty & Tom BaylyBBC NewsA court in Tunisia has sentenced four people to death and two people to life in prison on charges of participating in the murder of the prominent political leader Chokri Belaïd in 2013.

He was found shot dead in his car in the capital, Tunis, prompting outrage.

The leftist politician had been a fierce critic of the then-ruling Islamist Ennahda party.

He claimed it turned a blind eye to violence perpetrated by extremists against secularists.

Although Tunisia hands out death sentences for the gravest crimes, no executions have gone ahead since 1990. Instead, they are usually commuted to life terms.

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