TUNIS: Tunisia's jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui received a hero's welcome as he walked free from jail on Wednesday , just days ahead of a runoff vote that he will contest against a rival political newcomer.
The Court of Cassation's decision to release Karoui, a business tycoon who has been detained since August over a money laundering probe, also comes ahead of Sunday's final presidential vote. Saied had announced last weekend he was quitting campaigning in order to avoid an unfair advantage over Karoui.
With the electorate tired of political manoeuvring and the failure to improve living conditions since the ouster of late longtime autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, political newcomers Karoui and Saeid have taken the lead.Previous requests to release Karoui had been turned down and he has branded his arrest as"political".
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