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Tunisia-Breaking news: Counter-terrorism judicial pole freezes the assets of Hamadi Jebali and Rached Ghannouchi and their families

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party, checks his ballot behind a booth at a polling station in Ben Arous near the capital Tunis on May 6, 2018, as the country votes in the first free municipal elections since the 2011 revolution. - Tunisians head to the polls on May 6 in what is seen as another milestone on the road to democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, despite muted interest in the poll as struggles with corruption and poverty continue. Though parliamentary and presidential votes have taken place since the fall of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, municipal polls have been delayed four times due to logistic, administrative and political deadlocks. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

The counter-terrorism judicial pole ordered, on Tuesday, the freezing of the assets of many people, as part of the judicial investigation into money laundering through associations. This decision impacted 10 people, including former prime minister Hamadi Jebali and his two daughters, as well as Rached Ghannouchi, his son Mouâdh and his son-in-law Rafik Bouchleka.

With this court decision, the different banking institutions and the Tunisian post office are required to freeze the assets of these individuals and their accounts, and to send a statement of these accounts to the investigating judge in charge of the inquiry.