A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, to 20 years in prison, and former prime minister Youssef Chahed to six years, in separate corruption cases, lawyers said.
Marouan Mabrouk © TNS
A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, to 20 years in prison, and former prime minister Youssef Chahed to six years, in separate corruption cases, lawyers said.
Mabrouk has been held in prison since late 2023. Chahed, who served as prime minister from 2016 to 2020, is currently abroad.
Reporting by Tarek Amara
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