Mohahed Zrig lived in Canada for more than twenty years in spite of the fact that his claims for refugee status were repeatedly rejected for his complicity with a terrorist organization. Zrig replaces Firdaous Oueslati who was elected in 2011 at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly and had to quit for health reasons.
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Mohahed Zrig lived in Canada for more than twenty years in spite of the fact that his claims for refugee status were repeatedly rejected for his complicity with a terrorist organization in the eighties and nineties. On December 27, 2013, Ennahda, the main Muslim Brotherhood organization in Tunisia, announced that he joined its caucus at the Tunisian Constituent National Assembly. He replaces Firdaous Oueslati who was elected in 2011 and had to quit for health reasons. Zrig will represent an extraterritorial riding including the Americas and a large portion of Europe.
Ennahda official announcement
Date : December 27, 2013
The English version is based on a translation by Google Translate.
Main title
Mohamed Zrig joins Ennahda at the Constituent Assembly
Photo caption
On Friday December 27, 2013, brother Mohamed Zrig became Ennahda MP and replaced sister Firdaous Oueslati who had to quit for health reasons. He was sworn in at the pleneray session today.
Further reading
Point de Bascule : File Mohamed Zrig
Point de Bascule (October 31, 2011): Ennahda Candidate in Tunisian Elections Still Living in Canada – Despite being Denied Refugee Status for 20 Years for Terrorist Ties
Point de Bascule (October 27, 2011): An Accomplice of Terrorists and a Muslim Brotherhood candidate to Represent Canada at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly
BusinessNews.com.tn (December 27, 2013): Mohamed Zrig : le nouveau député d’Ennahdha à l’Assemblée nationale constituante tunisienne (Mohamed Zrig : New Ennahda member of the Tunisian Constituent National Assembly)
