Prominent Tunisian lawyer Ghazi Mrabet held five days after drug raid at a fugitive's home

Ghazi Mrabet, a lawyer known for defending journalist Mourad Zeghidi, was placed in five days' police custody after a September 3 anti-narcotics raid at the home of a wanted fugitive, where police seized over 8 kilograms of cocaine, 4 kilograms of cannabis and 394,000 dinars. A judicial source said Mrabet tried to help the fugitive escape during the raid; several lawyers said on social media that a lawyer's presence at a client's home can be legitimate professional activity under Decree-Law 2011-79. The investigation continues and no charges have been confirmed.

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