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Influence of Ben Ali's henchmen

stifle the enthusiasm of the Arab nation in the spring, as it held its first free elections

Tunisia goes to the polls on Sunday in their first free elections and vote for the first time one of the "Arab spring" of nations.

However, the mood of optimism is tempered by a deep malaise that, nine months after the revolution that overthrew the dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the country is still dominated by the remains of the old corrupt and brutal regime.

Tunisians are made to choose an assembly that has a specific mission: to draft a new constitution before elections can take place in at least one year. The Islamist party An-Nahda, which was banned and brutally repressed by the previous regime, it is expected to have the greatest number of votes.

The party says it will challenge Western stereotypes of Islam, with its moderate attitude and pro-democracy and pro-women's rights. But the complex system of proportional representation in the survey means that, regardless of the number of votes, no party will have a majority or be able to master.

the street Tunisian, very proud of their uprising launched the Arab spring, warned that the most pressing problem was the safety of their "unfinished revolution". Lawyers complain that police brutality and torture were still in the small countries of the North African, under Ben Ali was known by the secret police in the region more generally.

human rights activists complain that followers of Ben Ali and the supporters of the former continue to dominate a corrupt judicial system, corruption has worsened and the members of the old regime were even promoted the revolution. Some argue that since Ben Ali sought refuge in Saudi Arabia, to avoid prosecution for their crimes, their influence has continued to permeate the bureaucracy and government operations.

recalled the gruesome case of a thief being told she was admitted to a Tunisian hospital with a stomach complaint which was developed in prison, only to be brutally beaten and sexually assaulted in front of doctors, nurses and other patients. Triki said he found with his legs chained to a bed and serious injuries to their genitals. He said that in the same hospital, he met another prisoner abused lying in the emergency room, his body festering with worms and covered with excrement. He was there for a month.

said the judges had been used by Ben Ali to suppress civil society and as a "tool of repression." Although some judges were independent, the majority system remained in bondage and dominated by men policies that had served Ben Ali, and continued to try cases, he said. "Senior judges in the country are corrupt, inefficient and an instrument of the dictatorship. We must get rid of them, and restore confidence in the judiciary, "he said.
blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, which was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, warned that Tunisia was held by the former regime and "after several weeks of euphoria revolutionary" the country was in danger once again become a police state with the device of the system remains in place. Disappointed by the continued presence of former regime members, she said she would not vote.

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