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Tunisian media mogul and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui arrested
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 15, 2019 08:10pm |
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| Category | Investigation |
| Author | France 24 |
| News Date | Friday, August 23, 2019 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on Friday on what local media said were charges of financial crimes, but his party said it was a politically motivated attempt to exclude him from the election race.
Karoui’s own Nessma TV channel reported he had been arrested as he travelled to Tunis and broadcast a video showing the police detaining him in his car.
The 56-year-old media magnate is one of the main candidates contesting the September 15 election following the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi.
A judge ordered the detention of Karoui to face charges of tax evasion and money laundering, Mosaique FM radio reported. |
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