突尼斯前国家安全负责人无罪释放

时间：2011-08-13 07:07:07

（单词翻译:单击）

Tunisia's former security chief Ali Seriati has been acquitted¹ of forging passports for ousted² President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.

突尼斯前国家安全负责人Ali Seriati曾为被流放总统扎因·阿比丁·本·阿里及其家人伪造护照，但目前他已被无罪释放。

Ali Seriati (L) was the head of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's feared presidential guard
Mr Seriati was accused of helping³ Ben Ali flee to Saudi Arabia after he was toppled（推翻） in January.

The court convicted 23 of his co-accused - all relatives of Ben Ali - of illegally possessing foreign currency and attempting to flee Tunisia.

Mr Seriati remains⁴ in custody⁵ and faces other charges related to the uprising.

'Forgive me'

Mr Seriati, who was the head of Ben Ali's feared presidential guard, was arrested in the immediate⁶ aftermath of the revolution.

Earlier this week he made an emotional appeal in court.

"I ask the Tunisian people to forgive me. I am Tunisian and I love Tunisia," Reuters news agency quotes him as saying.

But Tunisian journalist Mourad Teyeb told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that many people are angry that Mr Seriati has been acquitted because he is seen as a "symbol of Ben Ali's terror".

He is due to be tried in the next few days on charges of plotting against the state and provoking disorder⁷ - crimes that carry the death sentence.

Last month, a court in Tunis gave Ben Ali, his daughter and son-in-law jail terms in absentia（缺席） over corrupt⁸ property deals.

It was the third guilty verdict against Ben Ali.

In earlier trials, he was convicted of possessing illegal drugs and weapons and of embezzling⁹ and misusing¹⁰ state funds.

Saudi Arabia has so far refused to extradite（引渡） him.

Ben Ali ruled Tunisia for more than 20 years, before being deposed¹¹ in a popular uprising that spread across North Africa and the Middle East.

分享到：

点击

收听单词发音

1 acquitted
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )；使（自己）作出某种表现
参考例句：
The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。 Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

2 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 disorder
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。 It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

8 corrupt
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。 This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 embezzling
v.贪污，盗用（公款）( embezzle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Accordingly, object embezzling waste to be carried temporarily the schedule of administration. 因此，反对贪污浪费就提上了临时中央政府的议事日程。来自互联网 Some were sentenced for taking bribes, others executed for embezzling funds. 有的因受贿而被判刑，有的因侵吞公款而被判处死刑。来自互联网

10 misusing
v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用
参考例句：
This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器 Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。来自互联网

11 deposed
v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证
参考例句：
The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。 The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。来自《简明英汉词典》