Tunisia · Saturday, 3 October 2026
Appeals court upholds prison terms for former lawmaker, ex-minister in corruption case
The criminal chamber of the Tunis Court of Appeal on October 2 confirmed a ten-year sentence for a former member of the dissolved parliament and a five-year sentence for a former environment minister, both convicted of corruption and money laundering, with the lawmaker's wife given a two-year suspended sentence. La Presse, which reported the ruling, named none of the three.