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Tunisian police arrest ex-PM Jebali on suspicion of money laundering

Former Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jebali pictured in August 2019 after submitting his candidacy for the country's presidency. © AFP file photo

Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, who is also a former senior member in the Ennahda party, on suspicion of money laundering, his lawyer told Reuters.

Police in the city of Sousse seized Jebali's phone and his wife's phone and took him to an unknown location, according to a statement by his family on Facebook.

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