Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tunisia seeks arrest of ex-leader

Ousted President Ben Ali is wanted to stand trial for theft and currency offences, says the nation's justice minister.
Protesters demand interim government be purged of ministers who had been members of Ben Ali's ruling party [AFP]

Tunisia wants to have ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family arrested and put on trial for possession of expropriated property and for transferring foreign currency abroad, the nation's interim justice minister has said.

Interpol, the international police agency, has been asked to help arrest Ben Ali, his wife Leila Trabelsi and other family members who have fled the country, Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said on Wednesday.

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