An inquiry judge sent businessman Fuji al-Qumodi to prison for money laundering
Economic and financial jurisdiction is issuing a new prison warrant for an alcoholic beverage activist after he was convicted of money laundering and corruption.
The first investigative judge of the economic and financial judiciary in Tunisia, on November 5, 2024, ordered a new prison sentence for businessman and alcoholic beverage activist Fuzi al-Qumadi. This decision came after the defendant was indicted in a second investigation into a conspiracy to commit money laundering and embezzlement.
The list of suspicions in this file includes exploiting the facilities provided by the characteristics of professional and social activity to harm management, and breaching the working order. The case also involves follow-ups linked to the collusion of public servants to unlawful profits, given ongoing audits of liquor distribution financial networks.
The investigating judge had listened to the accused after he had previously been jailed in a first case involving staff and security, where she decided to keep him in custody as these new investigative sequences were opened.
The prosecution in this file began in March 2023 when the Public Prosecutor's Office at Sidi Bouzid Primary Court authorized an investigation involving 77 people, and issued deposition cards against Al-Qumodi and four other defendants. The National Guard's Central Squadron made a sample arrest of the accused in May 2023, expanding the tracking path to include Ministry of Finance personnel, officials from the trade, tourism, security and debtor sectors.
The Economic and Financial Judiciary Investigative Judge continues to complete research, technical and financial investigations with the parties covered by the file, in order to determine legal responsibilities in advance of referring the case to the relevant bodies.
