Tunisian prosecutors have revealed for the first time the 18 charges they want to extradite toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali for.
They include manslaughter and drug trafficking, and relate to his 23 years in power.
He also is accused of ordering security forces to crack down on protests, which led to his fall in January.
Ben Ali is currently living in Saudi Arabia.
Arsalan Iftikhar, an International Human Rights lawyer and founder and managing editor of the global news portal, The Crescent Post, speaks to Al Jazeera on this issue.
