{"id":25107927,"date":"2025-04-29T14:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labidikm.net\/?p=25107927"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:39:49","slug":"adel-daadaa-and-the-rejection-of-his-asylum-request-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labidikm.net\/en\/adel-daadaa-and-the-rejection-of-his-asylum-request-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Adel Da\u00e2da\u00e2 and the Rejection of His Asylum Request in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Escape to France and Asylum Rejection: The Case of Adel Da\u00e2da\u00e2, Close Associate of Rached Ghannouchi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After fleeing Tunisia via Turkey, Adel Da\u00e2da\u00e2, the former head of protocol for Ennahda<\/a> party leader Rached Ghannouchi, found himself in a legally precarious situation in France, where the authorities rejected his asylum application.<\/p>\n

Da\u00e2da\u00e2 left Tunisia at the end of 2022, despite being under a travel ban. He reportedly used his influence at Tunis-Carthage Airport to bypass controls through staff-designated passages. After a brief stop in Istanbul, he relocated to France in 2024, where some of his family members reside.<\/p>\n

In February 2025, he was sentenced in absentia to thirty-eight years in prison<\/strong> in the so-called \u201cInstalingo case\u201d \u2014 one of several high-profile prosecutions targeting figures associated with Ennahda. Other defendants include Rached Ghannouchi, sentenced to twenty-two years; former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi (thirty-five years); former Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem (thirty-four years); and former director-general of the Interior Ministry\u2019s intelligence services Lazhar Loungou (fifteen years), all charged primarily with \u201cconspiring against state security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adel Da\u00e2da\u00e2 submitted his asylum request to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) in July 2024. However, in February 2025, following two hearings, his request was formally rejected. French authorities argued that he had failed to provide sufficient evidence of \u201carbitrary or biased\u201d justice in Tunisia regarding the charges against him \u2014 despite his long-standing reputation as the \u201cblack box\u201d of the Ennahda party due to his close ties to Ghannouchi and his controversial financial dealings.<\/p>\n

The Ofpra report noted that the verdict against Da\u00e2da\u00e2 was \u201cnot final\u201d and could be appealed, stating that he still had legal recourse before the Tunisian judiciary.<\/p>\n

During his interrogation, Da\u00e2da\u00e2 sought to justify his early departure from Tunisia by proclaiming his innocence and pointing to corruption within the judiciary. However, these arguments failed to convince French authorities, who deemed them insufficient to support his asylum claim.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that the Tunisian judiciary has faced growing pressure since July 25, 2021, following exceptional measures taken by President Kais Saied, including direct interventions in judicial proceedings. Amnesty International had denounced Saied\u2019s statements after the arrest of politician Khayam Turki in February 2023, describing them as acts of judicial intimidation.<\/p>\n

Facing this reality, Adel Da\u00e2da\u00e2 has decided to appeal the asylum rejection before France\u2019s National Court of Asylum, in a final attempt to alter his legal fate in France.<\/p>\n

You can also read: UGTT: The Tunisian Syndical Giant on the Verge of Implosion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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