Former Libyan PM jailed in Tunisia

Former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was sentenced to six months in prison by a Tunisian court.

Reuters reports that Al-Mahmoudi was arrested along with his two aides on Wednesday evening near Tunisia's southern oasis city of Tozeur, some 450 km from the capital Tunis.

The news agency reported that al-Mahmoudi was jailed for illegally crossing the southern border and did not have an “entry stamp” on his passport.

According to officials, he was residing in Tunisia since August 28.

International media also report that a Tunis court released of Khouildi Hmidi, a close aide of Muammar Gaddafi after he was charged of entering the country illegally.

He was arrested at the Tunis Carthage International Airport earlier this month while attempting to leave Tunisia.