ABSTRACT
In the history of independent Tunisia, 2011 was a turning point. It marked the end of the nearly 65-year-old era of authoritarian power and the beginning of a democratic transformation unprecedented in the Arab world. In 2015, Tunisia was the victim of three serious acts of terrorist violence, the organisation of which is attributed to groups affiliated with the Islamic State. Twenty-two people died in the attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis on March 18, 2015. As a member of the international unit for monitoring procedures for counteracting ML/FT-Financial Action Task Force procedures, Tunisia is obliged to apply international standards in this area on its legal and institutional basis. This chapter presents the legal status and institutional base of the fight against ML/TF in Tunisia. It provides an analysis of the counter-terrorism financing and money laundering act, which entered into force on August 7, 2015.
