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Tunisian rapper seeking presidency sentenced to prison

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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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