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Ben Ali to Complain to U.N. over Seizure of His Property
[An Nahar] Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali plans to take a complaint about the seizure of his property to a United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
 committee, his lawyer said Friday.

In a statement, Akram Azoury condemned "the illegal actions of the Tunisian authorities who have confiscated all the fixed and moveable assets of president Ben Ali, including his personal house," under a decree signed by then interim president Fouad Mebazaa last March 14.
After all the time he took to steal everything fair and square...
The announcement came as Tunisians were preparing on Saturday to celebrate the toppling of Ben Ali a year ago on January 14, when he decamped to Soddy Arabia following weeks of street protests.

"It isn't possible to confiscate somebody's belongings except after a court ruling respecting the norms of a free trial and the right to a defense," Azoury said, denouncing "an abusive measure contrary to the constitution and Tunisian laws."

"President Ben Ali intends to lodge a complaint against the Tunisian authorities with the Human Rights Committee in Geneva," he concluded.

Posted by: Fred 2012-01-14
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