Mustapha Laroui, Minister of Environment (and Local Communities, i.e. decentralization), sacked this afternoon, was put under arrest a few hours ago, on corruption charges. https://twitter.com/Nessmatv/status/1340774420583997443

Earlier today, a number of officials from his ministry were arrested, as well as customs officers.
https://www.shemsfm.net/amp/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/270499/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A4%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9

Earlier this year, Tunisian CSO's warned that waste from Italy was being imported to be damped in Tunisia, illegally. It's a major scandal.

Two years ago, the Secretary of State (Minister) for Mining and Renewable Energy was sacked and arrested, also on corruption charges. https://ar.lemaghreb.tn/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/item/31423-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A

Using Tunisia as a garbage bin for Italian waste is, I believe, something that existed for a while. I heard about it during the Bourguiba and Ben Ali era, implicating high level politicians. Was it investigated? I don't know. Was it legal? I don't think so.

For those wondering if democracy is worth it: here you go.