Demonstrators in Tunis Rally Against Corruption Bill

Demonstrators in Tunis Rally Against Corruption Bill

pThousands of people marched in Tunis on May 13 against a bill that would grant amnesty to businessman accused of corruption.ppThe draft Economic Reconciliation billa would allow businessman to escape prosecution by reporting corrupt deals signed while President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali was in office and repaying the proceeds.ppThe government said the law could help recover cash estimated at around $3 billion and provide a boost for the Tunisian economy. Ben Ali’s regime was toppled by popular protests against corruption and Tunisia’s struggling economy in 2011.


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