Tunisia's Ben Ali sentenced to life for uprising deaths
- Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 02.48
- Online news: World
A Tunisian court sentenced Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to life Wednesday for his role in the deaths of protesters during last year's uprising which toppled the veteran dictator and inspired the Arab Spring revolutions.
A military court sentenced ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison for his role in the deadly repression during last year's popular uprising, TAP news agency said.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Ben Ali, who is exiled in Saudi Arabia, over the killing of 22 people while trying to douse the revolt in the two central cities of Thala and Kasserine.
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