Ben Ali’s wife flees with 1.

5 tons of gold
Updated at: 1530 PST, Tuesday, January 18, 2011

PARIS: Ex-President of Tunisia, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, fled with

his wife, Leila Ben Ali Trabelsi is also hated by the people, to
overseas in the midst of economic crisis Tunisia. Reportedly, Leila
Trabelsi, the famous super luxury lifestyle happy, not leave empty-
handed.

Leila Trabelsi, before leaving her homeland, raiding the gold

reserves of weighing 1.5 tons worth U.S. $ 60 billion or about Rp. 54
trillion. Gold was taken from the Bank of Tunisia by way of force.

According to the daily The Independent, Leila Trabelsi theft was

reported by French intelligence services after Finance Minister
Christine Lagarde announced in Paris that the movement of money
in the former French colony countries continue to be monitored.

According to French intelligence, Leila Trabelsi along with several

bodyguards on Friday last week visited the Bank of Tunisia and
ordered the bank to move the gold bars to her office for safekeeping.
When the bank president was rejected, President Ben Ali reportedly
called and ordered it.

Within hours afterwards, the pair fled the country. Initially, they
wanted to escape to France, but changed the route to Saudi Arabia
after President Nicolas Sarkozy refused permission to land them.

Ben Ali has been confirmed as guest of government of Saudi Arabia,

probably he is now in Jeddah. Leila Trabelsi existence remains
enigmatic. Some residents Tunisia speculated Leila Trabelsi in Dubai
for shopping, some said Leila Trabelsi was in central Asia.

French intelligence report was later denied by Bank of Tunisia. They

say that the former first lady has never set foot in the bank. Bank
officials responsible for handling the payment saying that he never
received orders to move the gold or money.

'Gold deposits have never moved over the years,' said spokesman
Bank of Tunisia, Zied Mouhli.

However, news of gold theft by Leila Trabelsi has become an angry

public consumption. The masses that took to the streets shouting
slogans anti-family Ben Ali. They showed hatred towards luxurious
lifestyle of the family is number one, but the middle people of food
and employment difficulties.

"Hang them all, but first back our gold," shouted the mob in the
street Bourguida Monday.

Tunisia: 33 family members arrested, Ben Ali, the first Council

of Ministers

Thirty-three members of the family of Tunisian President Ben Ali deposed were arrested in
recent days and will respond to crimes against Tunisia according to the television, while the
transitional government should hold on Thursday its first Council of Ministers.
Leila Trabelsi, the wife of Tunisian President Ben Ali deposed

The eight ministers of the transitional government belonging to the

former ruling party, the Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD),
have also resigned from this training, but the street and part of the
opposition demanded their departure from the pure and simple
executive interim.
The public broadcaster, citing an “official source” unidentified, did
not specify the circumstances of the arrests nor the names of the 33
clan members arrested Ben Ali, nor their degree of kinship with the
former president who fled the country for Saudi Arabia on Friday
after a month of unprecedented popular revolt.
Tunisian television aired footage of numerous jewelry, watches and
international credit cards seized during the arrests, as well as pens
for drawing ammunition.
This announcement follows the opening on Wednesday by the
Tunisian justice investigation for “illegal acquisition of property”,
“illicit financial investments abroad” and “illegal export of
currency,” against the ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and
his family. The judicial inquiry is namely the former head of state,
his wife Leila Trabelsi, “the brothers and sons in law of Leila
Trabelsi, the son and daughters of his brothers.”
Clan Trabelsi Ben Ali is accused of being fleeced the country for 23
years. Many villas and palaces of former presidential clan have been
looted in recent days by a vengeful mob.
France announced Wednesday it had taken “the necessary measures”
to block any “suspicious financial transactions involving assets
Tunisians in France” clan Ben Ali Trabelsi. Switzerland followed
suit.
In an apparent attempt to appease the street, eight ministers of the
former ruling party in the transitional government have resigned
from the RCD, has announced an official source told AFP on
condition of anonymity. “All government ministers have resigned
RCD party,” the source said.
The Tunisian Press Agency (TAP), it announced that it had “resigned
from their responsibilities within the party,” which leaves some
ambiguity.
The transitional government, weakened by the resignations of four
ministers (three trade unionists and opponents) who denounced the
influence of technocrats RCD within the team, must hold his first
Cabinet meeting on Thursday in Tunis.
“The meeting will take place in late morning,” he told AFP the
Minister of Regional Development and Local, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi
(Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, opposition).
This meeting will address mainly the issue of separation of state and
all-powerful former ruling party controls the administration, and a
proposed general amnesty law.
The transitional president, Fouad Mebazaa, pledged in a speech
Wednesday night at the solemn state television to “a complete break
with the past” and to ensure that the transitional government to
respond to “all legitimate aspirations the revolution of freedom and
dignity “which ended 23 years of authoritarian rule and repressive
regime of Ben Ali.
Further demonstrations were expected on Thursday in Tunisia
demanding the outright ban of the former ruling party from politics.
A large police presence was visible again Thursday morning on
Avenue Habib Bourguiba, in the heart of the capital, which
continued its gradual return to normality.
Thousands of Tunisians had yet shown Wednesday in the country to
crisis “RCD out!”. Washington on Wednesday urged the interim
government of Tunisia to carry out “a genuine democratic
transition.”
“The Tunisian people spoke, the interim government should hold a
genuine transition to democracy and the U.S. will provide
assistance,” said the spokesman of American diplomacy, Philip
Crowley.
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