A delegation of 14 people representing the APAVE technical control office and the Audit Thorton audit firm, who went on a mission to Tabarka at the “Valtur” hotel, managed by an Italian company of the same name, was taken hostage by around fifty employees.
Mohamed Ali Chaâbane, an accountant, phoned us from the hotel to ask for help.
He says they have so far stayed without food, for more than 24 hours. They are surrounded by employees who require being paid. You should know that the hotel in question has remained closed since September 2011. The latest news, the Governor of Jendouba was informed.
Contacted, the National Guard already present on the scene confirmed the facts and announced that 10 people have already been released. The hotel’s financial director as well as the regional tourism director, Mr. Slah El Kasmi, were also selected hostage.