Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Despite the ban on his party, Islamist leader returns to Tunisia

After being held 20 years in exile, Rachid Ghanouchi, leader of a Tunisian Islamist party, has long banned, was received on Sunday a crowd at the airport in the capital, in the event, said critics should not compare it with the father of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and that they must accept that their views are more moderate.

In his first interview after returning to Tunisia, Ghanouchi said his political movement wants to strengthen the rights of women. Party leader Ghanouchi Ennahdha ("Renaissance"), same as at the time was described as terrorist by the still President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and therefore was expelled.

Although the expulsion was not repealed, the interim government has shown itself tolerant. On the other hand, the Swiss prosecutor said on Sunday it had launched an investigation into money laundering in the accounts of Ben Ali and his family. In this regard, the authority said two weeks ago blocked accounts containing tens of millions of Swiss francs.

In Paris, they are investigating the family possessions in France.

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