Kamal Morjane: New Tunisia will not exclude anybody

Kamal Morjane has called for a new, fair Tunisia The last Foreign Minister from the regime of the ousted Tunisianpresident Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Kamal Morjane said: "The future of Tunisia will not be as its past, and those who think that the past could be repeated are wrong."
Morjane called on making the nation above all "with exclusion or marginalization", and forming an official commission of inquiry to investigate  past violations.
While attending a seminar of "The Revolution Forum in Tamimi Foundation for Scientific Research and Information", he stressed the need for establishing transitional justice and reconciliation for the sake of Tunisia's future, the need to be in parallel with the judiciary, so that whoever wanted to resort to the judiciary to demand their rights could do so.
In a statement to 'Arabstoday' Morjane, who heads the 'Initiative' party, winner of four seats in the Constituent Assembly, said: "The reconciliation is to rebind the relationship between the opposing parties and end the dispute between them. As reconciliation in this sense is understood as a road map containing a number of specific actions which requires a real desire and sincere will to rehabilitate the entire scene. Its starting point would be a constructive dialogue between parties and civil society organisations, in order to pinpoint errors and end corruption, away from vague stances, and with the exclusion of national parties or dealing with treason."
He added: "What happened in Tunisia, such as dictatorship and human rights violations, occurrs in all Arab countries without exception, but Tunisia was the first country to have its revolution without leaders, and produce a new reality where the nation is above all and for all, without exclusion or marginalization."
He emphasised the need for a" national consensus and national reconciliation because they are the guarantees of success and are best for the future of Tunisia."
Morjane stated that "all of this required initiatives to investigate facts through official inquiry commissions into past violations, providing that the creation of these commission will be after an extended national consultation, until consensus is reached determining its powers. This commission must not be mandatory, as the person is free to appear before it, or choose to resort to the regular courts."
He continued: "After accountability, the necessary compensation must be paid to the victims of abuse, through the recognition of the victims in groups and individuals, and encourage solidarity with them and restore their stolen financial dues, reinstating public jobs that were wrongfully terminated. They will also aim to secure the psychological and physical care needed for those affected and allocate public places and streets to name them after martyrs and the wounded of the revolution."
 He also called for "reform of state institutions such as the judiciary and the army to remove the factors that led to the repression and rehabilitation of these institutions and to prevent the violation of human rights by those who are in power."
As for the methods proposed to establish a "transitional justice", Kamal Morjane, explained that everything passes through the "application of a culture of accountability and no impunity, so as to give a sense of security to the victims and spare exchanging the absence of justice with revenge, giving some fairness to the agony of the victims, helping curb the natural desire for retribution. This gives an important chance to return the confidence in the judiciary."