EU lawmaker demands justice after ‘despicable’ Tunisian slaying

BRUSSELS, Brussels Capital Region, July 25, 2013 (AFP)

The head of the European Parliament expressed his dismay at Thursday’s “despicable” assassination of Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi.

“It was with profound sorrow that I learned of the despicable killing of our colleague,” German Socialist Martin Schulz said, adding his “strongest condemnation.”

Offering his condolences to the family and the nation, Schulz said Brahmi had dedicated his adult life to the pursuit of a “free, democratic and just Tunisia.”

Brahmi, a leading opposition figure and critic of Tunisia’s ruling Islamists, was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside his home near the capital Tunis.