new ben ali trial begins in tunisia
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

New Ben Ali trial begins in Tunisia

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice New Ben Ali trial begins in Tunisia

Tunis - AFP

Tunisia\'s exiled former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and two allies went on trial in absentia Thursday on corruption and property fraud charges, the latest in a series of cases against the ex-president. Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia last January after a popular revolt against his 23-year rule, has already been sentenced in his absence to a total of more than 50 years in two separate trials. Thursday, the court was tackling two separate cases. One involves the fraudulent acquisition of a plot of land in an upscale Tunis district by Ben Ali\'s son-in-law, Sakhr Al-Materi, and his wife Nesrine following the \"personal intervention\" of the former president. In the second case, Ben Ali and al-Materi, who took refuge in Qatar, are accused of having acquired a plot in the same neighbourhood initially intended to be a park but subsequently reclassified as building land, considerably boosting its value. \"It\'s a loss for the state and public property. We demand the heaviest sentence,\" said a representative for the prosecution. \"These crimes are very serious, considering the post which the main defendant, Ben Ali, held.\" According to the indictment, the plots were acquired for 23 dinars (11.5 euros) a square metre, well below their real value of 350 dinars and then resold for 1,500 dinars a square metre \"The evidence shows that the ex-president committed violations and abuses of power in the two transactions,\" the prosecution said. On July 4, a Tunis court sentenced Ben Ali to 15 and a half years in jail for possession of arms, drugs and archaeological artefacts -- and fined him 54,000 euros. And in June, Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi were sentenced to 35 years in prison and fined 45 million euros for misappropriating public funds after police found large sums of cash and jewellery in their palace. Ben Ali denounced his first conviction as a \"parody of justice\" and a \"political liquidation\" in a statement issued last month. But he and his entourage face possible legal proceedings in around 180 other cases.

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new ben ali trial begins in tunisia new ben ali trial begins in tunisia

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new ben ali trial begins in tunisia new ben ali trial begins in tunisia

 



GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December

Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait

GMT 03:40 2017 Thursday ,27 July

Jordan dealt with embassy’s crime in accordance

GMT 05:03 2012 Thursday ,14 June

BBC to launch Focus on Africa TV programme

GMT 19:11 2017 Thursday ,03 August

Why it will feel like 56°C in Dubai today

GMT 07:24 2018 Saturday ,13 January

Tunisia protesters give government yellow card

GMT 10:47 2018 Monday ,01 January

Bahrain weather forecast

GMT 13:26 2017 Sunday ,15 October

'Rat Film' highlights Baltimore's rodents, racism

GMT 18:01 2013 Monday ,01 April

Etro introduces Rajasthan Eau de Parfum

GMT 08:27 2017 Thursday ,02 February

Qaeda stands to gain from Trump strikes on Yemen

GMT 14:14 2015 Sunday ,01 November

Ministry of Education drafting new code of conduct
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice