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A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution helped to inspire the Arab Spring . HT Image Ali, who has been in Saudi Arabia since he was forced from power, was found guilty after just one day of deliberation of theft, illegally possessing jewellery and large sums of cash. stanley cup The same sentence was handed down to his wife Leila Trabelsi, a former hairdresser whose lavish lifestyle and clique of wealthy relatives were symbols of the corruption of the Ben Ali era for many Tunisians. Ali and his wife flew to Saudi Arabia on January 14 after mass protests against his 23-year rule. During his time in office, members of his extended family accumulated fortunes w stanley cup hile his security forces arrested anyone who dared to dissent. Tunisias revolt electrified millions across the Arab world who suffer similarly from high unemployment, rising prices and repressive governments. Alis case has been watched in Egypt, where former president Hosni Mubarak is due to stand trial over the killing of protesters. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / Tunisia sent stanley cup ences ex-dictator in absentia to 35 years .freemium-card h4color: fff; padding-bottom:20px; .freemium-card Txji Taliban s divided tactics raise doubts over Doha talks
France s opposition called on Thursday for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan, over allegations of a link to a corrupt submar stanley cup ine deal with Islamabad. HT Image According to a lawyer for the victims families, the judicial probe under way into the Karachi attack -- initially pinned on Al-Qaeda -- is now focusing on a 1994 sub contract with French state firm DCN, the eng stanley cup ineers employer. Anti-terrorism investigators now suspect it could have been ordered as punishment after Paris stopped paying commissions to Pakistani intermediaries for the contract won by French state firm DCN, said lawyer Olivier Morice. Magali Drouet, daughter of one victim, says the magistrates specifically believe the attack was ordered because payments were not made to Asif Ali Zardari, who is now Pakistan s president but was a minister at the time. Scandal is also brewing in France over media reports suggesting the attack could also be tied up with a political finance scam involving kickbacks paid to President Nicolas Sarkozy s one-time mentor, Edouard Balladur. The Social stanley cup ist Party leader in parliament, Jean-Marc Ayrault, wrote to the parliament speaker Thursday calling for a fact-finding inquiry into the attack. Seven years after the events, it is time for our national representatives to look into these serious happenings, Ayrault wrote. The May 8, 2002 attack saw a car packed with explosives ram into a minibus carrying the 11 French engineers |
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