Tunisian Political Parties Condemn Attempt to Poison President Kais Saied

On Friday, Tunisian political parties and parliamentary blocs condemned the suspicious letter, sent to President Kais Saied in Carthage, believing it was an attempt to poison the president.

Leaders of ‘Heart of Tunisia’ party and 'Ennahda Movement' said that this move aimed at striking the stability of the country and plunge it into chaos.

'Machrouu Tounes' Party said in a statement that the poison letter is not less dangerous than “a terrorist attack,” calling for a transparent and clear investigation, to present its results to public opinion.

“The investigation must reveal all secrets behind this letter in order to arrest the perpetrator,” they added in the statement.

On his part, Walid al-Jallad, representative of  ‘Tahya Tounes’ Party, asserted that the attempt to poison the president is "targeting the country's national security."

However; Al-Jallad mentioned that the whole incident is a mystery.

The office of Tunisian President stated Thursday that he had been the victim of an “attempted poisoning” via a letter addressed to him and opened by an aide who fell ill.

The announcement confirmed reports circulating for more than a day that someone had tried to poison the Tunisian president.

The statement said a letter received Monday from an “unknown sender” addressed to the President went to the desk of his top aide, Nadia Akacha.

“On opening it, she found no written document, but her health quickly deteriorated,” the statement said. “She suddenly felt weak, nearly lost her vision and got a migraine headache.”

"Akacha was placed in Tunisia’s military hospital and the letter sent for analysis by a special service of the Interior Ministry," the statement added.

It also noted that decision had been made not to publish the information the day of the incident on order to “avoid spreading panic” among the population, stressing that the president “was not affected” by the poisoned letter and was in good health.

The spokesman for the Tunis prosecutor’s office Mohsen Dali said a special brigade was investigating the case.