Ex-ruler of Tunisia Ben Ali has no access to capital parked in Switzerland: The Alpine republic has eingefrn all accounts. The money Gbagbo of the Ivorian election loser is on hold. Ben Ali is in hiding in Saudi Arabia - Investigators search for his assets. Switzerland has assets and property of the former heads of state of Tunisia Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali blocked.Access to the accounts and properties in Switzerland was closed, said Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey on Wednesday. Also, the capital of the Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was voted eingefrn was present. Family, friends and confidants Ben Ali also could not perform banking transactions more, it was said.
They want to avoid any risk of misappropriation of government property, "said Calmy-Rey. Due to the urgency of Zurich is the measure of a law before that actually comes into force in February. The Swiss Parliament decided last year to facilitate the return of misappropriated funds to the bruised countries in the future.
We did not yet know exactly how many accounts there to go and where they are kept, the Minister said. She closed out, however, that in the past few days already funding from Switzerland could be deducted. For this, the waiting periods for such transactions are too long. In addition, there is a reporting obligation.
In the case of the Swiss financial Gbagbo should not serve as a haven for potentially illegally acquired assets. Gbagbo refused to cede the presidency in the Ivory Coast to his chosen successor. The actions are effective immediately and are valid for three years. The countries concerned may request sent to Switzerland to gain access to any illegally acquired assets of the former rulers.
Switzerland is following the example of the EU to freeze, which had decided to freeze the assets of Gbagbo and his environment. The U.S. also blocked assets. Where is Ben Ali's money? The Tunisian public prosecutor opened an investigation into the accounts of Ben Ali and his confidants.
Let there be searched for illegal transactions and investments abroad, reported the news agency TAP. The federal government proposed an initiative to close to Ben Ali's assets in the European Union. There should be "no safe haven for misappropriated state assets," said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Werner Hoyer (FDP), the "Tagesspiegel".
The French government had already announced their support for a common approach. In the violent unrest in Tunisia according to the United Nations more than a hundred people were killed. The figures include people who had been shot in the past five weeks, had committed suicide in protest to the life or had died in prison riots, UN human rights chief Pillay Navy said in Geneva.
The Tunisian government has recently spoke of 78 dead and 94 injured. The protests led to the overthrow Ben Ali - after 23 years in office. He fled late last week from the country. In the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday demonstrated once again around 2000 people against the interim government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi.
New protests in Tunis The encircled by security forces in chanting demonstrators demanded "a new Parliament, a new constitution and a new republic," as one reporter said. They called upon the "rebellion" against Ben Ali's confidante in the new government team. The police used tear gas. Despite the protests, the government shortened the nightly curfew by two hours.
The decision was made "taking into account the improved security situation," it said on television. An opposition member of the interim government announced on Thursday compared to the first cabinet meeting, which was not confirmed officially. The Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said his country on television, Ben Ali could be from exile not out to interfere in the Tunisian policy.
His stay in Saudi Arabia is linked to "Conditions and Restrictions". The Kingdom also stand "on the side of the Tunisian people," he said. The Arab League called for a meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to end the social protests in several countries of the Region took seriously.
The "revolution in Tunisia" was "not far away," said Secretary General Amr Mussa.
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