Tunisia provisionally released UN expert arrested in March



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The UN expert Moncef Kartas, arrested since late March in Tunis on charges of espionage, has been released on bail, According to a judicial source.

"The indictment chamber has decided the provisional release of Moncef Kartas"He said at AFP Prosecution spokesman Sofiene Sliti added that he remained "pursued by the Tunisian justice".

When asked about the issue, Sliti said that the expert, whose immediate release calls to the UN, as well as the cessation of their process, was not prevented from leaving the territory.

Member of a group of specialists mandated by the UN to investigate the violations of the arms embargo imposed on Libya, Kartas, a German-Tunisian, has been arrested since late March for espionage.

According to Sliti, he is being sued for "Collect unofficial information about terrorism, which constitutes a dangerous crime."

As part of this investigation, it was discovered equipment used to control civil and military air traffic, whose "use requires permits"said the same source.

According to Kartas' defense, One of the main elements of the accusation is a device that "gives access to public data on the theft of civil and commercial aircraft".

The The United Nations, through its spokesman, denounced the arrest of this expert, arguing the validity of diplomatic immunity, questioned by the Tunisian government.

The arrest of Kartas took place when UN investigators mobilized around the cases of violation of the arms embargo in Libya, which intensify as part of the offensive launched on 4 April by Marshal Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli.

The strong man of eastern Libya and his self-proclaimed Libyan national army seek to seize the capital, the seat of the government of national unity recognized by the international community.

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