Tunisian court jails former Libyan PM

TUNIS – A Tunisian court sentenced former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi to six months in jail yesterday after…

TUNIS – A Tunisian court sentenced former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi to six months in jail yesterday after he was found guilty of entering the country illegally, a justice ministry spokesman said.

Al-Mahmoudi served as prime minister until Muammar Gadafy was deposed last month. – (Reuters)

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