Adel Dridi
Adel Dridi | |
|---|---|
عادل الدريدي | |
| Died | 6 April 2025 Mornaguia, Tunisia |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Adel Dridi (Arabic: عادل الدريدي; died 6 April 2025) was a Tunisian businessman.[1] He served as CEO of Yosr développement.[2] He was convicted of running a scam estimated at 100 million Tunisian dinars.[3]
Biography
On 29 April 2013, Dridi was temporarily released from prison amidst a judicial investigation opened at the request of the Central Bank of Tunisia.[2] On 21 June of that year, he disappeared,[4][5] leaving behind 50,000 customers who invested money in his Ponzi scheme to make a quick profit.[3] He reportedly reached Tabarka and attempted to cross the Algerian border with his victims' money.[6] However, he was arrested in Sousse on 22 June 2013.[7] On 12 August 2013, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison.[8]
Adel Dridi died in prison in Mornaguia on 6 April 2025.[9]
References
- ^ "Détenu depuis 2013… Décès de l'homme d'affaires Adel Dridi en prison". Univers News (in French). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Vent de panique chez les clients". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Affaire 'Yosr Développement': Non-lieu pour Adel Dridi". Mosaïque FM (in French). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Les recherches se poursuivent en vue de l'arrestation d'Adel Dridi". Tuniscope (in French). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Tunisie – « Yosr Développement » : Adel Dridi aurait quitté le pays laissant derrière lui désolation et amertume". Tunisie Numérique (in French). 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Yosr développement : Adel Dridi a quitté la Tunisie laissant ses victimes en pleurs". Directinfo (in French). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Exclusif: Le patron de Yosr Développement Adel Dridi arrêté". Mosaïque FM (in French). 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Tunisie - Adel Dridi condamné à 32 ans de prison ferme". Business News (in French). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Adel Dridi est décédé en prison". Business News (in French). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.