By RFIPubliée the 26-04-2019Modified the 26-04-2019 at 00:22
UN expert Moncef Kartas is a Tunisian of origin, he also has a German passport. He was investigating the illegal delivery of arms to Libya, which has been under embargo by the United Nations since 2011. He was arrested in a spectacular way, on the way to the airport, as soon as he arrived in Tunis on March 26th. The Tunisian authorities claim that Moncef Kartas has been wanted since the summer of 2018 for the disclosure of information on terrorism.
As early as March 30, the Tunisian authorities indicate that Moncef Kartas and his friend Aysser Ben Aïssa, arrested with him, are suspected of "spying for the benefit of foreign parties", without identifying them. It would be Americans, RFI sources well placed.
On April 11, the investigating judge issues a warrant of arrest against Moncef Kartas and his friend. It orders the opening of an investigation into the acquisition and illegal dissemination of security information related to the fight against terrorism.
According to the Tunisian Minister of the Interior, the UN expert possessed " secret documents containing sensitive detailed data, likely to compromise national security ". He also had " forbidden technical equipment that could be used to scramble or intercept communications ". " Even the Tunisian presidency was wiretapping, " confide our sources.
As for the Tunisian press, it evokes the existence of an American partner in a society-screen. This partner would have left Tunisian territory immediately after the arrest of the UN expert.
Faced with the UN denouncing an illegal detention, Tunis refutes the diplomatic immunity of the accused, adding that he did not enter with a diplomatic passport, but Tunisian; " His arrival did not concern his mission in Libya, but served personal interests ".
The UN has repeatedly recalled that its expert enjoys diplomatic immunity and calls for his release.
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