Tunisian TV channel owner arrested on corruption allegations

TUNIS (Reuters) - The owner of a Tunisian private television channel that has been critical of the government was arrested on Tuesday on allegations of corruption, an official said, the latest move in a government campaign against corruption launched this month. Sami Fehri is the owner of El Hiwar Ettounsi, a TV channel that has been critical of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. "After hours of continuous investigation, Sami Fehri was arrested on suspicion of financial corruption and money laundering," said Sofian Sliti, a spokesman for the Tunisian judiciary.

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