Tunisia - (dpa) - The Coordination of Trade Unions representing the judicial sector in Tunisia announced today, Sunday, the suspension of the judges' strike , which has been going on for a month, and the resumption of work in the courts, starting tomorrow, Monday.

The judges, who have been on strike since June 6, have been protesting against President Kais Saied's decision to dismiss 57 judges from their duties, claiming they were involved in corruption.

President Said, who has fully controlled the executive and legislative powers since announcing the exceptional measures a year ago, issued a decree dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council since last February and establishing a temporary council that is not recognized by the Tunisian Judges Association.

The Coordination of Trade Unions calls on the executive authority to open the door to negotiations to resolve the judiciary crisis and to refer the files of the dismissed judges to the Temporary Supreme Judicial Council to exercise its powers.

It also demands that the Administrative Court decide on appeals against the implementation of Saeed's decisions, while the presidential decree indicates that the president's decision cannot be appealed until after final rulings are issued on the charges against the judges. A number of the dismissed judges have been on hunger strike since June 22 to demand that President Saeed retract his exemption decisions.

President Saeed says that he seeks to cleanse the judiciary of corruption, while the opposition and trade unions accuse him of trying to control the judiciary and move it against his opponents.