Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui detained over tax evasion charges - media

FILE PHOTO: Nabil Karoui, businessman and owner of the private channel Nessma TV, submits his candidacy for the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo - Copyright ZOUBEIR SOUISSI(Reuters)

Copyright ZOUBEIR SOUISSI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 23/08/2019 - 19:32•Updated 19/04/2024 - 09:45

(Reuters) - A judge ordered the detention of Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on Tuesday to face charges of tax evasion and money laundering, Mosaique FM radio reported.

Karoui's own Nessma TV channel reported he had been arrested as he travelled to Tunis.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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