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Africa North
Ben Ali to Complain to U.N. over Seizure of His Property
2012-01-14
[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

#1  I Just love it when a thief has to sue to recover what he stole.

Once IN court he mat find it dificult to leave, Let alone prosper.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2012-01-14 05:12  

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