Tunisian rapper El General arrested

Tunisian rapper El General – whose real name is Hamada Ben Aoun – was arrested in Sfax (270 km southeast of Tunis). In his song, “President, your people are dead”, he challenged President Ben Ali over corruption and unemployment. His video is hugely popular among young Tunisians and widely circulated online. (See the video: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=129701343760262&oid=153793954645919&comments).