Trial of Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben deposed Ali , will begin June 20

Supporters of Tunisia's ousted president Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali's RCD party hold a protest in Tunis

The trial of Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben deposed Ali, a refugee in Saudi Arabia, will begin June 20, announced Monday night the Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi transition on Al-Jazeera.

"I announced for the first time, the trial will begin on 20th of June, said in an interview Essebsi the Qatari channel Al Jazeera.

The Prime Minister added that Mr. Ben Ali and his entourage will meet more than 90 counts. He also indicated that the Tunisian government had never received a reply from the Saudi authorities his request to surrender the former president.

After 23 years of unchallenged power, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali had fled Tunisia on January 14 for Saudi Arabia, under pressure from a powerful uprising