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Spotlight | Tunisia
Businessmen Youssef Zarrouk and Mohamed Idriss Ghodbane in the court's firing line

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Businessman Youssef Zarrouk, at the Nautique Club in Sidi Bou Said, on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia, December 2017.
Businessman Youssef Zarrouk, at the Nautique Club in Sidi Bou Said, on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia, December 2017. © Augustin Le Gall/Haytham-REA

Investigators are probing whether the sale of a luxury villa in the chic Tunisian seaside town of Sidi Bou Said was used to finance a smear campaign against Kaïs Saïed. The inquiry was sparked by allegations of money-laundering involving Youssef Zarrouk and Quantum Investment Bank boss Mohamed Idriss Ghodbane.

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