The businessman and two former directors general of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), including Jamel Belhaj and Boutheina Ben Yaghlane, were imprisoned after the program of deposit mandates on Wednesday to Thursday.
The Tunisian economic and financial judicial center has significantly advanced its investigation into the suspicions of corruption and embezzlement within the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC). The program of Three deposit mandates intervened in the space of a few hours, during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, thus concentrating legal action over three central figures of the economic sphere.
Incarceration mandates aim:
- The businessman Ahmed Abdelkefifounder of Tunisia Values and major figure in the business world.
- Jamel Belhajformer director general of the CDC, who preceded his successor.
- Boutheina Ben Yaghlaneformer director general of the institution, in post from April 2016 to August 2021.
The placement in detention of these personalities, who represent both the private sector and the high public financial administration, marks an escalation in the investigation of this sensitive file.
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The case, whose public revelation dates back to September 25 with the police custody of Ahmed Abdelkefi, relates to serious indices of financial and administrative corruption. Investigations focus on possible irregularities And the presumed illegal use of funds within the CDC, a strategic establishment under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance.
The prosecution of the judicial center justified the coercive measures by the need to shed light on the extent of embezzlement and to determine the exact responsibilities of the managers involved. The investigation focuses in particular on the presumed corruption mechanisms which would have tainted the management of the fund.
