The Ministry of Interior of Tunisia, known instrument of repression during the protests of the "jasmine revolution ', waiting to clean up their image through social networks. Irony or paradox, is not the first. Also the Egyptian Army has embraced this initiative with similar aims: to improve its reputation.
This ministry, which during the riots that ended with President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, tried by every means to silence the social networks in turmoil, has decided it is better to ally with the enemy. "We want to create a new way of communicating to the Tunisians, are transparent and that the-minute information," said a ministry spokesman said Friday.
"We are very interested in the opinion of people who are on Facebook and we tried to listen to all Tunisians," he added. The spark ignited the revolution in this North African country when a young Buddhist monk burned it because he took his vegetable stand that was their livelihood. After the demonstrations multiplied until January 14, Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987, was forced to leave the country.
Days after the establishment of this new Facebook page already has over 110,000 subscribers and contains thousands of publications. "It's a good sign that they now try to be more close to the Tunisian" said Majed Nasraoui, 22. "But I worry that the Ministry continues to be controlled from this page." 
This ministry, which during the riots that ended with President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, tried by every means to silence the social networks in turmoil, has decided it is better to ally with the enemy. "We want to create a new way of communicating to the Tunisians, are transparent and that the-minute information," said a ministry spokesman said Friday.
"We are very interested in the opinion of people who are on Facebook and we tried to listen to all Tunisians," he added. The spark ignited the revolution in this North African country when a young Buddhist monk burned it because he took his vegetable stand that was their livelihood. After the demonstrations multiplied until January 14, Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987, was forced to leave the country.
Days after the establishment of this new Facebook page already has over 110,000 subscribers and contains thousands of publications. "It's a good sign that they now try to be more close to the Tunisian" said Majed Nasraoui, 22. "But I worry that the Ministry continues to be controlled from this page."
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