Three Tunisian were tried over having relations with al-Qaeda

Three Tunisians suspected to carry out terrorist acts within al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin Lade were on Wednesday brought before a military court in Tunisia, which postponed the trial until January 30, according to statements made by lawyers on Thursday.

The three arrested persons who came from Italy and Algeria are tried beside 31 other Tunisians who were tried in absentia, including Sami Bin Khamis who was arrested in April in Italy and is considered a leader of a recruitment networking and a support for al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin Laden.

The detained are Abdul Baset Dali (32 year old) and Munir Gheith ( 30 year old) who were living in Italy and arrested upon returning back to Tunisia last Summer, and Bashir Bin Zayed (34 year old) who was handed over by Algeria.