MONTREAL – The billionaire brother-in-law of deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has vanished as he was about to be sent back from Canada to face justice in his native country. Trabelsi’s wife, Zohra Djilani, and their four children have been granted refugee status in Canada, according to Trabelsi’s lawyer. After being stripped by Canada of permanent resident status obtained before the revolution and rejected as a political refugee, Trabelsi was set to be flown to Tunisia on Tuesday. Trabelsi was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption, unlawful trade in precious metals and unlawful transfer of currency. He also failed to show for a May 24 meeting with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Source: National Post June 02, 2016 16:52 UTC