Ben Ali, wife convicted by Tunis court

2011-06-21

Ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and wife Leila Trabelsi were sentenced in absentia by a Tunis court to 35 years in prison and fined 25 million euros, TAP reported on Monday (June 20th). The convictions for misappropriating public funds stem from $27 million in cash found in their Sidi Dhrif palace. A second case related to weapons, narcotics and archaeological artifacts discovered in the Carthage presidential palace will begin June 30th.

Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on January 14th. He remains there, despite an Interpol arrest warrant. According to the prime minister, Saudi authorities have not responded to Tunisia's request to extradite the deposed president and his wife.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/06/21/newsbrief-01.