Slim Chiboub’s detention extended by 5 days pending investigation


Tunis: The detention of suspect Slim Chiboub was extended for five days on Monday by the first investigating judge of the judicial anti-terrorism department, pending investigations, said the department’s spokeswoman, Hanene Gaddes.

She told TAP by telephone that various amounts of money in Tunisian dinars and foreign currencies, quantities of a narcotic substance and a scale, as well as various documents, were found in the suspect’s house, noting that the investigation is still ongoing.

On Thursday, the first investigating judge of the judicial anti-terrorism department ordered the detention of businessman Slim Chiboub in connection with an ongoing case involving a lawyer on suspicion of terrorism.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse