Corruption Crackdown Intensifies in Tunisia, and the People Cheer
By CARLOTTA GALLJUNE 25, 2017
TUNIS — The Tunisian prime minister has embarked on a sweeping crackdown against organized crime, arresting nearly a dozen mafia bosses
and smuggling barons in recent weeks in an effort to stamp out what has become a nearly existential threat to the young democracy.
Sihem Bensedrine said that I think they seized this opportunity to do what they had not dared,
Over the last several years it has infected large portions of the public sector in what has become known as the "democratization
of corruption," as crime bosses have paid for influence in the media, political parties and the police and judiciary.
" Mr. Chahed said, promising more arrests ahead. that We are persuaded there is a link between
smuggling, terrorism financing, cross-border activities and also capital flight,
United States Embassy worked that It is a war, not a one-off battle,
The campaign, led by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, is proving popular among Tunisians frustrated at
increasingly brazen corruption, a stagnating economy and an ever-widening gap between rich and poor.
By CARLOTTA GALLJUNE 25, 2017
TUNIS — The Tunisian prime minister has embarked on a sweeping crackdown against organized crime, arresting nearly a dozen mafia bosses
and smuggling barons in recent weeks in an effort to stamp out what has become a nearly existential threat to the young democracy.
Sihem Bensedrine said that I think they seized this opportunity to do what they had not dared,
Over the last several years it has infected large portions of the public sector in what has become known as the "democratization
of corruption," as crime bosses have paid for influence in the media, political parties and the police and judiciary.
" Mr. Chahed said, promising more arrests ahead. that We are persuaded there is a link between
smuggling, terrorism financing, cross-border activities and also capital flight,
United States Embassy worked that It is a war, not a one-off battle,
The campaign, led by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, is proving popular among Tunisians frustrated at
increasingly brazen corruption, a stagnating economy and an ever-widening gap between rich and poor.
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