Tunisia: Nabil Karoui Sentenced to Three Years in Prison and Banned From Elections for Five Years (Statement)

Tunis/Tunisia — The Criminal Chamber Specializing in Financial Corruption Cases at the Tunis Court of Appeal handed a three-year prison sentence to former presidential candidate and founder of the Qalb Tounes party, Nabil Karoui, for having received «funds from abroad» amounting to more than one million US dollars during the 2019 presidential elections, Spokesperson for the Court of Appeal of Tunis, Habib Torkhani said on Friday.

Karoui was also banned from participating in presidential…