Tunisia court sentences former Ennahda leader’s office director to 14 years in prison

A Tunisian court sentenced Faouzi Kamoun, the former office director of Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi, to 14 years in prison after convicting him on “money laundering” charges, according to media reports. The Mosaique FM radio station said the criminal chamber specializing in “financial corruption cases” at the Tunis Court of First Instance issued the ruling Thursday. The report did not provide details about the case. An indictment chamber specializing in financial corruption cases at the Tunis Court of Appeal previously upheld an investigating judge’s decision to detain Kamoun pending an investigation on charges related to “money laundering.” READ: Former Tunisian justice minister sentenced to 20 years in prison On Feb. 16, 2023, the public prosecutor at the Tunis Court of First […]