Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia to extradite Ben Ali
Tweet – Tunisia’s interim government on Sunday asked Saudi Arabia to extradite deposed strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as it faced a second day of protests demanding its resignation. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi’s government made the official request to Riyadh, where Ben Ali fled on January 14 with his family after weeks of popular revolt against his 23-year regime, said a foreign ministry statement cited by state news agency TAP. The government acted “following a new batch of charges against the ousted president regarding his…
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Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia to extradite Ben Ali
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