Ex-Tunisian president and his wife were sentenced to 35 years in prison....

Ex-Tunisian president and his wife were sentenced to 35 years in prison in a trial for misappropriating public funds.

A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, in absentia, to 35 years in jail each after finding them guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewellery.

Tunisia began a trial against former president…..

Tunisia began a trial against former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali on Monday.

 The former president is facing charges including conspiring against the state, voluntary manslaughter and drug trafficking.