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The lawyer and wife of detainedÌýformer ÌýJustice MinisterÌýÌýsaid Monday that she will file complaints with international courts over what she called theÌý"kidnapping"Ìýof her husband.

BhiriÌýwent on a food and medication strike on Friday after being detained by plainclothes officers. He suffers fromÌýseveral chronic illnessesÌýincluding diabetes and hypertension, and was rushed to hospital on Sunday.

Bhiri's wife and lawyerÌýSaeeda AkrimiÌýtold Arabi 21 that the authorities hadÌýnot been clear about his condition.

Akrimi said that she and herÌýhusband's defence team had already filedÌýlegal complaints with the Tunisian judiciary and the United Nations.

"The defence body will submit complaints to international organisations, bodies and regional and international courts," Akrimi said.

The former justice minister was arrested on suspicion of "terrorism", Tunisia's interior ministry said Monday.

Bhiri is also deputy president of the Islamist-inspiredÌýÌýParty, which wasÌýthe largest party in the Tunisian parliament before 's takeover last summer.

Saied sacked ministers,Ìýsuspended parliament and seized constitutional powers. Critics including activists, judges andÌýpoliticians have been detained.