Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, decided to temporarily suspend the work of the plenary session devoted to the examination of the draft rules of procedure of the Parliament and to resume it after Eid al-Fitr.
According to Bouderbala, this decision was taken to allow the elected representatives of the people to be present in their regions and listen to the concerns of citizens.
He cited, in particular, the deputies of Kairouan where clashes took place on Thursday between citizens of the delegation of Haffouz and the security forces, following the death of former footballer Nizar Aissaoui, in the hospital of Ben Arous, succumbing to his burns, after having immolated himself by fire in front of the police station of the region.
Shortly before the incident, the deceased had posted a video on his social media page to denounce the injustice he suffered at the hands of the officers of the Haffouz police station.
Before the plenary session was adjourned, MPs were discussing Article 13 of the draft rules of procedure, which was the subject of six proposed amendments.
For some MPs, Article 13 could cause a conflict of competences between members of parliament and members of the Council of Regions and Districts.
The first paragraph of Article 13 provides that MPs from the same region have the right to form a structure called the “Conference of the Region” which will examine regional issues and may subsequently submit a report on its activities to the Parliament Bureau.
Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the draft rules of procedure, which regulate issues relating to attendance and absenteeism of MPs, were adopted.
During the morning session of the plenary, articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the draft rules of procedure were adopted.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse