According to information supplied by Thursday, March 3 Owni information website, phone operator Orange has "coined its presence" in Tunisia, including the allocation of the country's third 3G license, with the son of the former -Tunisian President Ben Ali, Marwan Mabrouk. Thursday morning, when asked about rumors of such practices group in Tunisia, the CEO of France Telecom, Stéphane Richard, denied any "corruption" in the microwave for France Inter.
In an article posted online Thursday night Owni Orange accuses of having "not paid 130 million euros in the Tunisian regime to obtain the precious" license "as its CEO insists," but to have invested in a small local company, Divona the hands of Marwan Mabrouk and his wife, Cyrine Ben Ali, daughter of the deposed president.
"As the reports of boards in our possession, Orange has invested 95 million euros in July 2009 in Divona to acquire 49% of its capital," the article said. "A decree published in the Official Tunisian July 31, 2009 proves that President Ben Ali in person who affixes his signature to award the contract to a firm co-managed by his daughter and son," says Owni.
Divona - which has since Orange and Tunisia which have 800 000 customers in the country - is 51% owned by Marwan Mabrouk, which appears in the list of one hundred and ten persons whose property and personal property and assets were seized by authorities Tunisian transition late February.
"I was not in position in the company at this time. In our case, we have candidates for a 3G license, we paid 130 million euros, our partner and ourselves, to buy the 3G license. This money was received by the Tunisian government, not by Ben Ali and his family, "said Stéphane Richard on Thursday morning. 
In an article posted online Thursday night Owni Orange accuses of having "not paid 130 million euros in the Tunisian regime to obtain the precious" license "as its CEO insists," but to have invested in a small local company, Divona the hands of Marwan Mabrouk and his wife, Cyrine Ben Ali, daughter of the deposed president.
"As the reports of boards in our possession, Orange has invested 95 million euros in July 2009 in Divona to acquire 49% of its capital," the article said. "A decree published in the Official Tunisian July 31, 2009 proves that President Ben Ali in person who affixes his signature to award the contract to a firm co-managed by his daughter and son," says Owni.
Divona - which has since Orange and Tunisia which have 800 000 customers in the country - is 51% owned by Marwan Mabrouk, which appears in the list of one hundred and ten persons whose property and personal property and assets were seized by authorities Tunisian transition late February.
"I was not in position in the company at this time. In our case, we have candidates for a 3G license, we paid 130 million euros, our partner and ourselves, to buy the 3G license. This money was received by the Tunisian government, not by Ben Ali and his family, "said Stéphane Richard on Thursday morning.
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