Al Ghanoushi: Erection of Wall Between Tunisia and Libya Jeopardizes Livelihood of Ordinary People.

Tunis, 23 July 2015(Lana) The border wall between Tunisia and Libya being erected by the government of Tunisia will have very negative impact on the Tunisian side, said Rashid Al Ghanoush, Head of Al Nahdha Movement. This wall will undermine the daily livelihood of the Tunisian citizens, and the Governemnt should take this into account, Al Ghanoushi said in press statements. The erection of the earth wall was announced by the Head of the Tunisian Governemnt Al Habib Al Seid, who said the step was approved on March 18, and designed to prevent cross-border infiltration of terrorists. The wall which will stretch for 460km along Tunisia's border with Libya, between Ras Jdeir and Dheiba-Wazen crossings, will be completed by December 2015. The wall was lambasted by the population of Bingerdan, a town close to the border with Libya, whose population largely depend on trading with Libya, and who said they were not consulted prior to the decision to build the wall. Tunisian professional organisations also denounced the project saying the decision was unilaterally taken, in contrast with democratic partnership norms. =Lana=