A Tunisian court has issued an arrest warrant against former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui who is detained in neighbouring Algeria for entering the country illegally.
The warrant issued by the court in Kasserine also includes his brother Ghazi Karoui, a businessman and an MP, local media reported.
The Tunisian authorities are believed to be requesting the deportation of Mr Karoui from their Algerian counterparts.
Mr Karoui, who is the leader of the second largest party in parliament Qalb Tounes (heart of Tunisia) is under investigation for money laundering and tax evasion – a charge he denies.
In 2019, he was jailed for more than six months during the presidential campaign which he lost in a runoff to current President Kais Saied.
On Sunday Algeria media reported Mr Karoui was arrested for entering the country illegally with four others including his brother Mr Ghazi.
They were intercepted in the city of Tebessa on the Tunisian border.
Source: BBC
