By RFPosted on 30-08-2019Modified on 30-08-2019 at 23:52
According to his lawyers, the candidate, imprisoned for tax evasion and money laundering, will not leave prison before the first round of presidential elections on September 15th.
" The prison will not stop us. Appointment on September 15th . This slogan posted in the eyes of all on arteries of Tunis was not an innocuous publicity, but rather a foretaste of electoral campaign.
The party of Nabil Karoui , in the heart of Tunisia, has not said its last word even with a presidential candidate in prison. After the controversy provoked by this posting, the Independent Higher Electoral Commission has called for its withdrawal as the election campaign has not yet officially begun and the other candidates are just beginning to unveil their posters and programs.
But if Nabil Karoui's supporters are using every means to support the businessman's campaign for tax evasion and money laundering, the court maintains its decision to keep him in prison.
Lawyers denounce procedural flaws
His lawyers disclosed in a statement Friday that their client, imprisoned since his arrest on August 23, would have no hearing before September 15 end of the judicial vacation.
The lawyers denounce many procedural flaws in the arrest of Nabil Karoui. The Independent High Authority for Elections is to publish its final list of candidates this weekend, on which Nabil Karoui should normally appear.
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