Imed Trabelsi
{{Short description|Tunisian businessman (born 1974)}}
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| name = Imed Trabelsi
| image = Imed Trabelsi - May 21, 2017.jpg
| caption = Imed Trabelsi talks to a public audience about Tunisian Revolution, 21 May 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|08|26}}
| birth_place = Tunis
| nationality = Tunisian
| other_names =
| occupation = Businessman and Politician
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Imed Trabelsi ({{langx|ar|عماد الطرابلسي}}; born August 26, 1974) is a Tunisian businessman and politician.{{cite news|title=Accusations Have Been Made Against the Trabelsi Family|url=http://www.financebehavior.co.uk/news/accusations-have-been-made-against-the-trabelsi-family/14/01/2011/|accessdate=15 January 2011|newspaper=Finance Behavior|date=14 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118051000/http://www.financebehavior.co.uk/news/accusations-have-been-made-against-the-trabelsi-family/14/01/2011/|archive-date=2011-01-18|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Tunisia protests force president from power|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-0115-tunisia-protests-20110115,0,4294274.story|accessdate=15 January 2011|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=15 January 2011|author=Borzou Daragahi|author2=Sihem Hassaini}}{{cite news|title=Norwegian newspaper claims U.S. ignored Tunisian corruption|url=http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=40072|accessdate=18 February 2011|newspaper=Catholic Online|date=18 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725145313/http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=40072|archive-date=2011-07-25|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Samuel |first=Henry |date=10 February 2011 |title=Tunisian deposed leader dominated by 'Lady Macbeth' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8316771/Tunisian-deposed-leader-dominated-by-Lady-Macbeth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213032712/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8316771/Tunisian-deposed-leader-dominated-by-Lady-Macbeth.html |archive-date=2011-02-13 |accessdate=18 February 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph}} Trabelsi was formerly the mayor of La Goulette, Tunisia.{{cite news|last=Arfaoui|first=Jamel|title=Tunisian clerics see tourism as cultural bridge|url=http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2010/08/12/feature-01|accessdate=15 January 2011|newspaper=Magharebia|date=10 August 2010}}{{cite news|title=Tunisia: close relative of Ben Ali slain|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/01/16/11/tunisia-close-relative-ben-ali-slain|accessdate=20 January 2011|newspaper=Agence France-Presse|date=16 January 2011}} Under Ben Ali's regime, Trabelsi controlled the construction and alcohol industry in Tunisia, in addition to operating a franchise of the French company Bricorama.{{cite news|title=Ali Baba gone, but what about the 40 thieves?|newspaper=The Economist|date=22 January 2011}}{{cite news|last=Frangeul|first=Frédéric|title=Les Trabelsi, ce clan honni des Tunisiens|url=http://www.europe1.fr/International/Les-Trabelsi-ce-clan-honni-des-Tunisiens-375437/ |accessdate=23 January 2011|newspaper=Europe 1|date=21 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122091119/http://www.europe1.fr/International/Les-Trabelsi-ce-clan-honni-des-Tunisiens-375437/|archivedate=22 January 2011}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.europe1.fr%2FInternational%2FLes-Trabelsi-ce-clan-honni-des-Tunisiens-375437%2F Alt URL]
Biography
Imed Tabelsi and Moaz Trabelsi (both nephews of Leïla Ben Ali), were accused of the 2006 theft of a yacht owned by the French businessman Bruno Roger, chairman of the company Lazard.{{cite news|last=Adusei|first=Lord Aikins|title=Tunisia: Opportunity for United States to Begin a New Chapter|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/columnist/category.asp?menu_id=50&c_id=1243|accessdate=20 January 2011|newspaper=Modern Ghana}} Imed and Moaz were suspected after the yacht was found in Sidi Bou Said.{{cite news |author=Jenny Barchfield |author2=Elaine Ganley |date=17 January 2011 |title=Tunisians hail fall of ex-leader's corrupt family |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2011/01/17/tunisians_hail_fall_of_ex_leaders_corrupt_family/?page=2 |accessdate=20 January 2011 |newspaper=Associated Press}} Prosecutors brought the case to court in France, the French judge ruled the trial should take place in Tunisia. Both of the Trabelsi men were found to be innocent by a Tunisian judge.{{cite news|last=Ben Bouazza|first=Bouazza|title=Nephew of ousted Tunisian president goes on trial amid insults for using drugs|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/nephew-of-ousted-tunisian-president-goes-on-trial-amid-insults-for-using-drugs-120312874.html|accessdate=7 May 2011|newspaper=Associated Press|date=20 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429075542/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/nephew-of-ousted-tunisian-president-goes-on-trial-amid-insults-for-using-drugs-120312874.html|archive-date=2011-04-29}} and were placed on an Interpol wanted list.{{cite news|last=Majoli|first=Alex|title=A Dictator Dispatched|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/23/a-dictator-dispatched.html|accessdate=30 January 2011|newspaper=Newsweek|date=23 January 2011}} The yacht was returned to its owner.
After President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was dethroned from power and fled the country as a result of the Tunisian Revolution, Imed Trabelsi was prevented from leaving Tunisia by a pilot and was imprisoned in a "military hospital." His house in La Marsa was looted. Al Jazeera reported that Trabelsi had been killed on January 15.
Initial reports stated, that he had been killed by a mob while at the Tunisian airport, or stabbed by a fisherman in La Goulette, most reported that Trabelsi died in a military hospital after being stabbed.{{cite news|title=Gunbattles, food shortages temper Tunisians' joy|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_tunisia_riots|accessdate=20 January 2011|newspaper=Associated Press|date=16 January 2011|author=Elaine Ganley|author2=Bouazza Ben Bouazza}} Later reports by the Tunisian government indicated that Trabelsi was alive and being questioned by the government.{{cite web|title=Interior Minister: security in most regions of country improved substantially|url=http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/interior-minister-security-in-most-regions-of-country-improved-substantially/|publisher=Tunisia Online News|accessdate=23 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127023955/http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/interior-minister-security-in-most-regions-of-country-improved-substantially/|archive-date=2011-01-27|url-status=dead}} He appeared in court on April 20, 2011, for drug consumption charges and was awaiting sentencing and further prosecutions. The trial was postponed until May 7, with the judge who presided over Trabelsi's yacht theft trial being named to the case. In 2014, he began a hunger strike to protest against his placement in total isolation and the conditions of his detention, then he stayed in the hospital until his health improved.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessnews.com.tn/tunisie-suite-a-sa-greve-de-la-faim-imed-tarbelsi-transfere-a-lhopital-de-la-rabta,520,49160,3|title=Tunisie - Suite à sa grève de la faim, Imed Tarbelsi transféré à l-hôpital de la Rabta}} In 2015, he was sentenced to five years in prison, in a case of illegal granting of lands in Carthage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessnews.com.tn/ben-ali-grira-et-imed-trabelsi-condamnes-a-5-ans-de-prison-et-3-md-damende,520,56436,3|title=Ben Ali, Grira et Imed Trabelsi condamnés à 5 ans de prison et 3 MD d'amende}} On August 18, 2023, the Court of Cassation validated the criminal reconciliation agreement concluded between Imed Trabelsi and the Truth and Dignity Authority (IVD). The Truth and Dignity Authority (IVD) was responsible for the reconciliation and compensation process on behalf of the Tunisian State between 2014 and 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1474733/politique/en-tunisie-les-espoirs-decus-dimed-trabelsi/|title=Politique En Tunisie, les espoirs déçus d'Imed Trabelsi}}
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