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Tunisia court sentences Ben Ali in absentia to 16 years

TUNIS : A Tunisian court on Thursday sentenced former strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in absentia to 16 years in pris
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His daughter Nesrine was sentenced to eight years in jail and his son-in-law Sakhr al-Materi to 16 years on the same charges, which relate to properties bought in an upscale neighbourhood of the capital Tunis.

 

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