Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A family addicted to quick

Many Tunisians felt humiliated when, on certain days of the year, the government of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali laid down the days of solidarity with certain groups of Tunisian society. Important to make some money. Just in case. Abdelaziz Belkhodja is a prestigious Tunisian writer who has devoted time to look into the excessive corruption of the regime deposed on Friday.

The family, especially his second wife, Leila Trabelsi-hoarded a huge economic power. There was hardly a sector of the economy that does not insert their paws. Pure robbery. Belkhodja explains in his report, by way of preamble, that the list of companies owned half a dozen families closely related to Ben Ali is incomplete.

The nominees also played a role. The importation of alcoholic beverages in the country, the sugar company Bizerte, Tunisia or the tuna fishery exploitation monopoly of the lake that borders the capital, in exchange for clean water algae, are chocolate Parrot interests of Trabelsi, the Mabruk and three or four families affected the tyrant.

The mob began life two decades ago with the request for unsecured creditors to domestic banks, money that began to take over a host of financial institutions. International Monetary Fund warned of its concern about the large number of banks in connection with the Tunisian population, nearly 11 million people, but these appeals nullified impunity.

The Arab International Bank of Tunisia passed to the Mabruk, the Bank of Tunisia Belhan Trabelsi controlled it, sister Leila, who gave his address to the wife of Abdelwahab Abdallah, a provost of the regime. Not content, the privileged relatives manage licenses for Saher Matri, son of Ben Ali, founded the Bank Zeituna and Slim Zarruk, Mediobanca.

"Importantly, the output of foreign currency to foreign accounts bypassing the laws in Tunisia," writes Belkhodja. They never seemed enough. Saher the Matri, the yernísimo thirties yet, son of a colonel, also obtained loans without collateral, "never returned" to take over Ennakl society.

Car dealers groups Audi, Seat and Porsche. The Mercedes and Fiat Mabruk belonged to Marwan. "Married? Cyrine Ben Ali. The Matri also took the KIA dealership. Young Ben Gaied asked the hand of a daughter of Ben Ali and the gift was the direction of Peugeot. Interfered in any business. "The president appointed Tunisair flight attendants," says the writer.

The management of the Carthage International Airport, the Tunisian company of Navigation, phone licenses, radio and television, newspapers, media companies who spread false news abroad in which Ben Ali appeared as "the wall against Islam" . Property companies, resorts, homes purchased in the medium euro ...

Are countless. These days have burned the largest shopping center in Tunis (Géant) and several supermarkets in the family. Carrefour also manage. The fortune he sacked only they know it.

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