Tunisian authorities have arrested 33 members of ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's family on charges relating to their accumulation of a large chunk of the country's wealth, state television reported Thursday.
No information was given about the identity of the detainees, or their relationship with the autocratic leader of 23 years, who was toppled last week by a popular revolt, DPA reported.
The television report showed images of jewellery, luxury watches and international credit cards, which had been confiscated from the suspects.
On Wednesday, the authorities already began investigating Ben Ali 's assets, as well as those of his family and his wife Leila's powerful Trabelsi clan.
The Trabelsis are accused of having systematically creamed off Tunisian resources during Ben Ali's long years in power.