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A Tunisian court sentenced the former head of the national anti-graft body to 10 years in prison over charges including forging documents, his lawyer said on Friday.
Chawki Tabib, who is also a prominent lawyer and the former head of the Tunisian bar association, was arrested last April.
Defence lawyer Samir Dilou said Tabib, 62, was convicted on Thursday of “forging documents” and “possessing and using forged documents”.
The charges came after a complaint lodged against him following a report by the National Anti-Corruption Authority, which Tabib headed from 2016 to 2020, accusing former prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh of a conflict of interest during his tenure.
