Tunisia’s Ben Ali sentenced to 35 years in jail
Ben Ali, who has been in Saudi Arabia since he was forced from office, was found guilty of theft, illegally possessing jewellery and large sums of cash, after just one day of deliberation.
The same sentence was handed down to his wife, Leila Trabelsi, whose lavish lifestyle and clique of wealthy relatives was for many Tunisians a symbol of the corruption of Ben Ali’s time in office.
