The Tunisian government has extended the country’s state of emergency for another month starting Sunday.
This was announced by interim president Mohamed Ennaceur following a high council meting of the armed forces to discuss security and military situation in the country.
“The interim president also invited all departments of the security apparatus including police, national guard and army to increase vigilance and raise the level of preparation against possible internal and external threats,” a statement from the presidency reads in part.
Late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi extended the state of emergency for one month on July 5.
The state of emergency in Tunisia was first declared in November 2015, following a bloody bomb attack on a bus of the presidential guard, killing 12 agents.
Tunisian emergency law allows the authorities exceptional powers, including carrying out home arrests, banning official meetings, imposing curfews, monitoring media and press, prohibiting assemblies and media censorship without prior permission from the judiciary.
