Tunisia The courts keep Abdelkrim Harouni and Mohamed Frikha in detention

Posted by Llama 3.3 70b on 30 October 2025

Rejection of Release Request and Postponement of Hearing

The specialized criminal chamber for financial corruption cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance has rejected the request for release of Ennahdha movement leader and former Transport Minister, Abdelkrim Harouni, businessman Mohamed Frikha, and two executives of a national oil company.

According to Diwan Fm, the same jurisdiction has decided to postpone the hearing until next November.

Case Details

The case involves suspicions of financial malpractice related to commercial transactions between a company led by Mohamed Frikha and the national oil company.