[5][6] Under Ben Ali's regime, Trabelsi controlled the construction and alcohol industry in Tunisia, in addition to operating a franchise of the French company Bricorama.

[7][8] Imed Tabelsi and Moaz Trabelsi (both nephews of Leïla Ben Ali), were accused of the 2006 theft of a yacht owned by the French businessman Bruno Roger, chairman of the company Lazard.

[12] After President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was dethroned from power and fled the country as a result of the Tunisian Revolution, Imed Trabelsi was prevented from leaving Tunisia by a pilot and was imprisoned in a "military hospital.

[10] In 2014, he began a hunger strike to protest against his placement in total isolation and the conditions of his detention, then he stayed in the hospital until his health improved.

[16] On August 18, 2023, the Court of Cassation validated the criminal reconciliation agreement concluded between Imed Trabelsi and the Truth and Dignity Authority (IVD).