January 29, 2011
When the world's remaining dictatorial families suffer a similar fate.
According to France 24:
Tunisia announced Wednesday that it has asked Interpol for assistance to arrest ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, as protesters continued to face off against security forces in Tunis.
Ben Ali, his wife Leila Trabelsi, and eight other family members, face accusations of illegal acquisition of assets and the transfer of funds into foreign accounts during Ben Ali's 23 years in power, Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said in a press conference.
Tunisian authorities announced that 33 members of Ben Ali's family had already been arrested in the country.
The justice minister also said the head of Ben Ali's presidential security force and five others were being investigated for instigating violence following his ouster.
The justice ministry's announcement was intended "to reassure the population as to the government's determination to break from the past", FRANCE 24's special envoy in Tunis, Pauline Simonet explained.
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