TUNIS: The Tunisian government published the names and photographs of five people it said were suspected of involvement in the February assassination of a secular politician and asked citizens to help track them down.
The killing of Chokri Belaid on February 6 provoked the worst unrest in the North African state since the overthrow of strongman Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali two years ago that launched the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings.
“We ask all citizens to contribute to the search for the main suspect and the rest of those involved in the assassination of the martyr Chokri Belaid,” the Interior Ministry said.
The website posted the names and pictures of five men and pledged to provide protection and confidentiality for anyone who helped locate suspects in the killing.
Police believe Belaid’s killer was a member of a radical Islamist Salafist group who is on the run, Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said recently, without giving more details.
Reuters
