Two former Al Karama Holding directors sentenced to eight years
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business News
The criminal chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced two former directors-general of Al Karama Holding to eight years in prison each, while a third defendant received three years. The charges concern the use of public funds and undue benefits, according to Tunis Afrique Presse, citing a judicial source.
The criminal chamber at the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced two former directors-general of Al Karama Holding, a Tunisian public investment company, to eight years in prison each. A third defendant received a three-year prison sentence, according to a judicial source cited by the Tunis Afrique Presse (Tap) news agency.
The convictions concern alleged acts of exploiting public office to obtain an undue benefit for third parties, to the detriment of the administration, as well as the misappropriation of public funds entrusted to a public official by virtue of their duties, according to the same source. The acts concern the management and use of public funds as part of the responsibilities held by the defendants at Al Karama Holding.
