Tunis: President of Ennahdha movement Rached Ghannouchi and his son-in-law former Foreign Minister Rafik Bouchleka were sentenced by the Correctional Chamber of the Judicial Financial Division to 3 years in prison, to be served immediately.The case concerns foreign funding of the Ennahdha Movement, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Tunis First Instance Court.The accused, along with the legal representative of the Ennahdha Movement, have also been sentenced to a fine equivalent to the amount of foreign funds received in this case.On February 1, the Criminal Chamber specialising in financial corruption crimes at the Tunis First Instance Court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi and his son-in-law Rafik Bouchleka to three years in prison with immediate effect.The Court also imposed a fine of $1.17 million or its equivalent in Tunisian dinars on the Ennahdha Movement for accepting financial donations from a foreign entity in connection with the funding of the 2019 electoral campaign.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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