Tunisia’s former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, seen here in 2009, is ready to hand over his Swiss-held financial “assets” to the Tunisian state, his Lebanese lawyer said on Monday. Ben Ali was toppled by a popular revolt in 2011.
AFP – Tunisia’s former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, toppled by a popular revolt in 2011, is ready to hand over his Swiss-held financial “assets” to the Tunisian state, his Lebanese lawyer said on Monday.
“My client is ready to hand over all his alleged assets and economic resources held in Switzerland to the Tunisian state,” lawyer Akram Azoury said in a statement.
