![AFP_DK3IA Tunisians shout slogans on July 25, 2016 on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital Tunis during a demonstration against a bill being discussed in parliament to grant amnesty to people accused of corruption.
If the so-called "economic reconciliation" bill is passed into law people accused of corruption would not be prosecuted but would instead pay a fine and reimburse embezzled funds. When the bill was submitted to parliament last year by President Beji Caid Essebsi it spart outrage in Tunisia, with demonstra](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/12/GettyImages-580028270.jpg/GettyImages-580028270.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=0iFtRyiU)
![AFP_DK3IA Tunisians shout slogans on July 25, 2016 on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital Tunis during a demonstration against a bill being discussed in parliament to grant amnesty to people accused of corruption.
If the so-called "economic reconciliation" bill is passed into law people accused of corruption would not be prosecuted but would instead pay a fine and reimburse embezzled funds. When the bill was submitted to parliament last year by President Beji Caid Essebsi it spart outrage in Tunisia, with demonstra](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/12/GettyImages-580028270.jpg/GettyImages-580028270.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=0iFtRyiU)
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![AFP_DK3IA Tunisians shout slogans on July 25, 2016 on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital Tunis during a demonstration against a bill being discussed in parliament to grant amnesty to people accused of corruption.
If the so-called "economic reconciliation" bill is passed into law people accused of corruption would not be prosecuted but would instead pay a fine and reimburse embezzled funds. When the bill was submitted to parliament last year by President Beji Caid Essebsi it spart outrage in Tunisia, with demonstra](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/12/GettyImages-580028270.jpg/GettyImages-580028270.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=0iFtRyiU)
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