Tunis court jails ex-La Goulette mayor and businessman Maher Chaâbane for five years each over corruption

The Tunis first-instance court's fourth criminal chamber sentenced businessman Maher Chaâbane and La Goulette's former mayor to five years in prison each, with fines exceeding two million dinars combined, Mosaïque FM reported Sunday. The case centres on suspected administrative and financial irregularities and document forgery during the former official's tenure; she was first taken into custody in June 2024. Chaâbane already faces separate corruption and foreign-currency cases, including a two-year sentence on appeal from October 2025.

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