A rapper who wanted to run for the presidency of Tunisia was sentenced to prison in absentia
Karim Garbi, a Tunisian rapper known as K2Rhym, who wants to run for the Tunisian presidential elections in October, was sentenced in absentia to 4 years in prison and a $1,600 fine for forging documents.
AFP wrote that the attempt of the Tunisian rapper Karim Gharbi, known as K2Rhym, to run for the post of the country's president had unpleasant consequences for him.
The signatures shown by the singer were found to be fake, and the candidate himself was sentenced in absentia to 4 years in prison and a fine of 5,000 dinars ($1,600) for forging documents.
Karim Garbi is the adopted son of former president Zina al-Abidine Bin Ali and lives permanently abroad.
He intended to participate in the presidential elections in Tunisia in October. To achieve this, he began to restore his reputation in front of voters in his homeland. He organized many charity events, visited shelters, helped low-income families, schools and hospitals.
After the Election Commission refused to register him as a candidate, r e per: "What are you afraid of?" From the ballot box? But, in that case, why should elections be held?" said.
The women who helped the singer collect signatures were sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison for giving cash and gifts to the signers.
Before that, several opposition politicians complained that they could not register as candidates. At the moment, the only people who have been confirmed as opponents to the incumbent Kais Said are the member of parliament Zuhair Mahzavi and the leader of the small liberal party Ayahi Zammel.
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