11 Jun 2022

Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa again found guilty of election bribery

From , 6:03 am on 11 June 2022

Tonga's former prime minister, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, has lost a second electoral petition for bribing voters ahead of last year's election.

He, along with three current cabinet ministers, already has a stay on election petition losses announced last month.

RNZ Pacific's correspondent in Tonga, Kalafai Moala, told Don Wiseman about this latest setback for a man who led the country until just six months ago.

Prime Minister of Tonga, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa.

Prime Minister of Tonga, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa. Photo: Government of Tonga