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Europe Union foreign ministers have agreed to freeze the assets of deposed Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.
The move came at the request of Tunisian authorities, and diplomatic sources say dozens of associates of the former leader could face similar sanctions.
Europe Union foreign ministers have agreed to freeze the assets of deposed Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.
The move came at the request of Tunisian authorities, and diplomatic sources say dozens of associates of the former leader could face similar sanctions.
Mr. Ben Ali is suspected of having siphoned off large amounts of his country's wealth into his own pockets during his years in power.
[quote][URL="http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Key-People-in-Tunisia-Political-Unrest-114153509.html"][B]Key players in Tunisia[/B][/URL]
[B]Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[/B]
Ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ruled Tunisia for more than two decades. He fled to Saudi Arabia on January 14.
[B]Mohamed Ghannouchi[/B]
Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi is a close ally of the ousted president. He announced a new unity government this week.
[B]Fouad Mebazaa[/B]
Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in as Tunisia's interim president last week. H previously served as the speaker of parliament.
[B]Najib Chebbi[/B]
Najib Chebbi is the founder of the largest and most credible opposition group, the Progressive Democratic Party.
[B]Moncek Marzouki[/B]
Moncek Marzouki is the head of the small Congress for the Republic party. The formerly exiled political activist and opposition leader returned to the country Tuesday.
[B]Rachid Ghannouchi[/B]
Rachid Ghannouchi is the exiled leader of the outlawed Ennahdha Islamic fundamentalist movement. In 1992, a Tunisian military court sentenced him to life in prison on a conviction of plotting to overthrow the government. He has been living in Britain but has indicated he may now return to Tunisia. He is no relation to the prime minister by the same last name.[/quote]It is not clear where his assets are held.
It is not clear where his assets are held.
Switzerland on January 19 announced that it had frozen all the assets belonging to the deposed Tunisian leader in the country.
Mr. Ben Ali was ousted on January 14 by a popular revolt in Tunisia, which has since triggered protests against poverty and corruption around the Arab world.
Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers also called for a peaceful political transition in Tunisia as well as in Egypt, while some cautioned against a takeover by radical or extremist religious elements.[/quote][URL]http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/EU-Freezes-Deposed-Tunisian-Presidents-Assets-114937474.html[/URL]
I guess that's what you get when you put steal money from your people.
Seems like a logical course of action. Now if only all this money could be refunded and used for something useful.
EDIT: thread title is somewhat... misleading for some.
You realize this whole thread is going to be about your attention grabbing title, right?
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