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| Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
Former Tunisian president
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has received a second life sentence following a trial in absentia by a military court. According to
this account:
In the early hours of Tuesday, the court delivered its verdict against Ben Ali, blaming him for the death and injury of protesters in the southeastern town of Al-Hamma when security forces attempted to put down demonstrations – the first "Arab Spring" uprising – that broke out against Ben Ali's 14-year autocratic rule.
Why was this case tried in a military court?
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