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Ex-Tunisian President, Wife Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

HeadlineJun 21, 2011

In news from Tunisia, ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife have been sentenced in absentia by a Tunisian court to 35 years in prison for embezzlement and misuse of public funds. The verdict came after a one-day trial. Ben Ali and his wife are in exile in Saudi Arabia, which refused Tunisian extradition requests.

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