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Slim Amamou
Amamou is a well-known blogger and he said he was arrested on charges of hacking government websites. He denied doing so.
Internet users played a key role in the protests, relaying information and keeping the international spotlight on events.
Amamou said he was "very surprised" when he was asked to join the new government just moments before it was officially announced. "I had to make a decision in a few minutes," he told French TV channel Public Senat.
Tunisia's new unity government retained the ousted president's ministers in key posts, which sparked fresh protests Monday and prompted a prominent opposition figure to describe it as a "masquerade".
"Regarding the subject of Ben Ali's former ministers, there is really no choice. You have to be realistic all the same," Amamou said.
The government also includes Moufida Tlatli, a famous film director, who is the new culture minister.
Tlatli is well-known for her film "The Silences of the Palace" about the condition of women during the independence struggle against French colonial rule.
Amamou and Tlatli are among the civil society figures in the new government, which has been charged with overseeing Tunisia's transition towards presidential and parliamentary elections to be held within six months.
The interior minister said that 78 people have been killed in the country during a month of turmoil, which was sparked by the attempted suicide last month of a 26-year-old graduate who was prevented from selling fruits and vegetables by police. He has died since.
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Internet users played a key role in the protests, relaying information and keeping the international spotlight on events.
Amamou said he was "very surprised" when he was asked to join the new government just moments before it was officially announced. "I had to make a decision in a few minutes," he told French TV channel Public Senat.
Tunisia's new unity government retained the ousted president's ministers in key posts, which sparked fresh protests Monday and prompted a prominent opposition figure to describe it as a "masquerade".
"Regarding the subject of Ben Ali's former ministers, there is really no choice. You have to be realistic all the same," Amamou said.
The government also includes Moufida Tlatli, a famous film director, who is the new culture minister.
Tlatli is well-known for her film "The Silences of the Palace" about the condition of women during the independence struggle against French colonial rule.
Amamou and Tlatli are among the civil society figures in the new government, which has been charged with overseeing Tunisia's transition towards presidential and parliamentary elections to be held within six months.
The interior minister said that 78 people have been killed in the country during a month of turmoil, which was sparked by the attempted suicide last month of a 26-year-old graduate who was prevented from selling fruits and vegetables by police. He has died since.
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