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Tunisian rapper seeking presidency sentenced to prison

Karim Gharbi, better known as K2Rhym, was sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly buying voter signatures to qualify for upcoming presidential elections. [Courtesy]

Tunisian rapper Karim Gharbi, better known as K2Rhym, was sentenced to four years in prison in absentia Wednesday for allegedly buying voter signatures to qualify for upcoming presidential elections, a judicial spokesperson said.

A court in Jendouba also fined Gharbi 5,000 dinars (around $1,600) and stripped him of the right to vote, spokesman Alaedine Aouadi told AFP.

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