Posted on 01/27/2011 7:27:26 AM PST by nuconvert
TUNIS (AFP) – Interpol issued an arrest warrant for Tunisia's toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as protests demanding a clean break with the past mounted ahead of a major cabinet revamp due Thursday.
The cross-border police agency said that member states, including Saudi Arabia where Ben Ali fled, were asked to "search, locate and provisionally arrest Mr Ali", pending a formal extradition request from Tunis.
The warrant applied to Ben Ali and six family members, including his unpopular wife Leila Trabelsi, the statement said.
Ben Ali, his wife and other members of his once all-powerful family are accused of illegally acquiring assets and transferring funds abroad during his 23-year rule, Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said in Tunis.
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Interpol: Tool of Dictators and those who overthrow them.
*ping*
“The cross-border police agency”
Uh, no.
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