Party calls arrest of Tunisian presidential candidate a 'disgrace' Samira Chaouachi, the spokeswoman for political party Qalb Tounes ("In the Heart of Tunisia"), the arrest of party leader Nabil Karoui is a "disgrace to the democratic process" in Tunisia. Karoui, a Tunisian presidential candidate, was arrested on Friday for "money laundering" on his way back from Beja (northwest), where he had just opened a new office for his party. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES