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The arrest and detention of money laundering by former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui provoked strong reactions within his party, in the heart of Tunisia, which has 30 seats in Montage. Its deputies held a press conference in parliament on Friday 25 December.
An 870-page expertise pointing out certain false mechanisms and means of unknown origin back to 2006: it is this justice report that was worth to the businessman Nabil Karoui returns to prison this Thursday, more than a year after his release, explains from Tunis Lilia blaise. For the deputies of his party, like Oussama Khlifi, it is a matter of political harassment:
“The Qalb tounes party (in the heart of Tunisia) remains confident and we are on the right track. If Nabil Karoui has paid the price for demonization and harassment, we will remain united and united. ”
Others, like MP Iyadh Elloumi, demand respect for the judicial process. During the first arrest of Nabil Karoui in August 2019 for the same reasons on suspicion of money laundering and tax evasion, his supporters condemned the political instrumentalization of the case in the midst of the election campaign and formal shortcomings. .
“Today is something else. In terms of form, we have nothing to complain about. It was the investigating judge who issued an arrest warrant against him – which in turn is preventive – which lasts no more than two to three weeks before we return to the charge with a report commenting on ‘expertise’, says Iyadh Elloumi.
Ghazi Karoui, Nabil Karoui’s brother, is due to be heard in the same case on December 29 by the investigating judge. The Islamist Ennahda party responded in a statement by supporting the Au coeur de la Tunisie party in light of the smear campaign against Nabil Karoui following his arrest.
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