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Ben Ali on trial

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Will ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali get a fair day in court? Tunisians regret that the first trial of a toppled Arab dictator is taking place in absentia, but hold out hope for a fair case in a country where some fear it may prove a convenient distraction on the rocky road to a new constitution.

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  • Ezzeddine BEN AMOR. Tunisian High Court Attorney (from Sousse, Tunisia).
  • Marina OTTAWAY. Director, Middle East Program - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (from Beirut).
  • Lazare BEULLAC. Chief Editor, Maghreb Confidentiel.
  • Moncef CHEIKH ROUHOU. Professor of Economics and International Finance.

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