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French Polynesia courts may re-open OPT affair
Judicial authorities in French Polynesia have acceded to a request by the prosecution to reconsider revisiting the so-called OPT affair.
Updated at 4:43 pm on 26 September 2019
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Charges remain in Flosse's property case
A bid by French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse and his son Reginald to have charges against them to be dropped has failed.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 7 August 2019
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Tahitian Village project probed over government law breaches
An investigation has been opened in French Polynesia into claims that the government broke environmental laws with its Tahitian Village tourism project.
Updated at 2:41 pm on 31 July 2019
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Ineligibility of Tahiti's Flosse lapses
The five-year ineligibility period of French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has lapsed, allowing him to run for office again.
Updated at 8:48 am on 29 July 2019
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Strike settled at French Polynesia telco
An industrial dispute at French Polynesia's publicly-owned OPT telecommunications company has been settled.
Updated at 9:34 am on 12 July 2019
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Tahiti's OPT case deferred for retesting in September
A new date has been set in French Polynesia to hear whether to revive the OPT affair which centres on the territory's biggest case of corruption.
Updated at 10:13 am on 11 July 2019
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French Polynesia OPT hit by unlimited strike
An open-ended unlimited strike has been launched at French Polynesia's publicly-owned OPT telecommunications company over fears of massive job losses.
Updated at 11:02 am on 9 July 2019
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Fritch and Flosse appeal Tahiti fund abuse convictions
The president of French Polynesia Edouard Fritch has decided to appeal last month's conviction for abusing public funds for which he was fined $US50,000.
Updated at 9:46 am on 9 July 2019
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Flosse lawyers want charges to be dropped
Lawyers acting for French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse and his son Reginald have asked for the charges against them to be dropped.
Updated at 3:29 pm on 4 July 2019
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French Polynesia marks Autonomy Day
French Polynesia has marked Autonomy Day with a parade in Tahiti.
Updated at 6:29 am on 1 July 2019
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Murder charges laid in case of Tahiti journalist missing for 22 years
Murder charges have been laid in the case of the French Polynesian journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud, who vanished in 1997.
Updated at 2:13 pm on 30 June 2019
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French Polynesia president fined $US50k for abusing public funds
The president of French Polynesia Edouard Fritch has been fined $US50,000 after the criminal court convicted him of abusing public funds.
Updated at 9:24 am on 28 June 2019
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Tahiti's Flosse ordered to repay millions
French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, and 12 others have been ordered to jointly repay millions they misspent on so-called phantom jobs.
Updated at 5:51 pm on 25 June 2019
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Verdict in French Polynesia presidents' case due in late June
A verdict in the case of alleged abuse of public funds by the last two French Polynesian presidents is due on 27 June.
Updated at 1:37 pm on 10 June 2019
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Tahiti prosecutor wants to fine Fritch $US50,000
The public prosecutor in French Polynesia has asked the criminal court to fine the president Edouard Fritch $US50,000 for abuse of public funds.
Updated at 6:02 pm on 8 June 2019
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French Polynesia's Flosse and Fritch want case thrown out
The defence in French Polynesia's trial of the current and the former presidents says their case should be thrown out because of the statute of limitations.
Updated at 12:57 pm on 7 June 2019
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French Polynesia's president facing corruption charges in court
French Polynesia's president is due in court today accused of abusing public funds.
Updated at 8:28 am on 7 June 2019
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Haddad secures some Tahiti bail funds
A French businessman has secured the reimbursement of just over half a million US dollars he had paid in bail in French Polynesia ten years ago.
Updated at 12:35 pm on 9 May 2019
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Corruption conviction for Tahiti mayor and assembly member
The criminal court in French Polynesia has given the mayor of Papara, Putai Taae, a suspended 18-month jail sentence over the abuse of funds allocated to a town association.
Updated at 10:11 am on 8 May 2019
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Fritch wins in Tahiti defamation case
The appeal court in French Polynesia has upheld that the president Edouard Fritch was defamed.
Updated at 3:41 pm on 4 May 2019