Tunisia
Ruling in businessman Marouane Mabrouk's trial baffles observers

Marouane Mabrouk (left) with Didier Lombard, then chairman of France Telecom (centre), and Mohamed Ghannouchi, the Tunisian Prime Minister at the time, at the launch of Orange Tunisie in Tunis in 2010.
Marouane Mabrouk (left) with Didier Lombard, then chairman of France Telecom (centre), and Mohamed Ghannouchi, the Tunisian Prime Minister at the time, at the launch of Orange Tunisie in Tunis in 2010. © Fethi Belaid / AFP
The conviction of five former ministers along with businessman Marouane Mabrouk in the case involving the sale of Orange Tunisie has met with confusion. The case has many twists and turns, notably linked to Tunis's desire to please Paris. [...]
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