<p>Judge Touhami Hafi also fined the exiled ex-leader 50 million dinars (25 million euros) and his wife Leila Trabelsi 41 million dinars on the first day of the trial.<br /><br />He postponed a trial in a second case until June 30 to allow Ben Ali's lawyers more time to prepare their defence.<br /><br />Ben Ali and Trabelsi were charged with embezzlement after the discovery of money and jewellery in their palace in the outskirts of Tunis.<br /><br />The second case, targetting Ben Ali only, involves weapons and drugs allegedly found in a presidential residence in Carthage.<br /><br />Ben Ali denied all the charges in advance of the trial through his lawyer Akram Azouri.<br />The former president, his wife and their two children fled Tunisia for Saudi Arabia in January at the climax of the first of the Arab uprisings.</p>
<p>Judge Touhami Hafi also fined the exiled ex-leader 50 million dinars (25 million euros) and his wife Leila Trabelsi 41 million dinars on the first day of the trial.<br /><br />He postponed a trial in a second case until June 30 to allow Ben Ali's lawyers more time to prepare their defence.<br /><br />Ben Ali and Trabelsi were charged with embezzlement after the discovery of money and jewellery in their palace in the outskirts of Tunis.<br /><br />The second case, targetting Ben Ali only, involves weapons and drugs allegedly found in a presidential residence in Carthage.<br /><br />Ben Ali denied all the charges in advance of the trial through his lawyer Akram Azouri.<br />The former president, his wife and their two children fled Tunisia for Saudi Arabia in January at the climax of the first of the Arab uprisings.</p>