Supreme Court finds Lavulavu guilty of bribery and calls his evidence ‘untruthful’  

Tonga’s Supreme Court has convicted ‘Etuate Sungalu Lavulavu of bribery and spending over the legal limit on his 2014 election campaign. According to Lord Chief Justice Owen Paulsen, the conviction is enough for the disgraced politician to lose his Parliamentary seat for Vava’u No. 16. The judge said Lavulavu was not a credible witness and … Continue reading Supreme Court finds Lavulavu guilty of bribery and calls his evidence ‘untruthful’