Tunisia seeks arrest of man reportedly at Montreal hotel

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Source: CP

VAUDREUIL — A sprawling suburban hotel just outside Montreal has been swept up in an international diplomatic tempest involving escaped members of the toppled Tunisian regime.

Provincial police officers guarded the picturesque Chateau Vaudreuil hotel while staff, fearing an influx of unruly protesters, kept the news media at bay Wednesday.

The hotel's guests are thought to include a billionaire Tunisian businessman, also brother-in-law to the ousted president, who reportedly fled to Canada last week.

Tunisia's transitional government has demanded the arrest of that businessman, who stands accused of stealing government assets before the regime was overthrown.



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