[Ennahar] A judicial investigation for "illegal acquisition of property" and "illicit financial investments abroad" was opened in Tunisia against ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family announced Wednesday the official news agency TAP.The investigation is open for "the illegal acquisition of movable and immovable property", the "illicit offshore investments" and "illegal export of currency," the agency said citing an "authoritative source".
It targets namely the former head of state, his wife Leila Trabelsi, "the brothers and sons in law of Leila Trabelsi, the son and daughters of his brothers."
the Trabelsi Ben Ali clan is accused of having fleeced the country during 23 years.
The ousted president has abandoned the power on Friday and decamped to Soddy Arabia, after a month of popular uprising.