The first investigating judge of the economic and financial judicial center issued, Tuesday, September 2, 2025, a warrant for deposit against the businessman Maher Chaâbane, active in the real estate and construction sector.
Money laundering and corruption
Already prosecuted in other cases, he is now charged in a new survey for money laundering and corruption.
Maher Chaâbane, currently detained within the framework of other legal proceedings, was referred before the first investigating judge of the financial judicial center. He decided to charm him and issue a warrant for new charges held against him, reports Mosaique FM.
The accusations
The charges of charges include money laundering in the association of criminals; the abusive exploitation of the facilities offered by its professional activity and its social status; the granting and reception of gifts and industrial advantages; active and passive corruption.
Maher Chaâbane, businessman influences the real estate sector and public works, is already prosecuted in other financial affairs. He sees his judicial case falling asleep with this new charge which could open the way to an extended trial for corruption and embezzlement.
Banking credits
Last July, the investigating judge of office 32 of the Tunis court of first instance had issued a warrant for the businessman under an open investigation for alleged acts of corruption involving a public official in a file that affects the public banking sector.
The investigation relates to the granting presumed by Maher Chaâbane of banking credits in the amount of around 240 million dinars, under conditions deemed irregular.
Recall that Maher Chaâbane, in detention for almost two years, was already sentenced to two years in prison, in December 2023 by the 6th criminal chamber in charge of financial corruption affairs to the Tunis court of first instance for non-retirement of export revenues from abroad.
