Ex-Tunisian presidential candidate jailed

Former Tunisian presidential candidate and media mogul Nabil Karoui has been arrested on charges of money laundering and tax evasion, a Tunis court spokesman said on Thursday. Karoui spent most of last year’s presidential campaign in jail for the same charges.

He was released just before the election, but the investigation continued. A judge in charge of financial cases ordered him jailed again on Thursday, a Tunis court spokesman Dali said. Dali said Karoui can appeal his arrest.

The case against Karoui was opened after a complaint four years ago by an anti-corruption group. Karoui was runner-up in last year’s presidential election, won by Kais Saied, a conservative professor who has vowed to root out corruption.