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Jail sentence sought for Tahiti's Flosse
The prosecutor in French Polynesia has called for a one-year jail sentence for the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, over the theft of chinaware from the presidential palace.
Updated at 7:25 pm on 10 August 2016
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French Polynesia's president won't appeal conviction
The French Polynesian president, Edouard Fritch, says he won't appeal against a ruling in the criminal court which found him guilty of exerting undue influence.
Updated at 6:30 pm on 4 June 2016
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Tahiti trial over Flosse's chinaware deferred
The criminal court in French Polynesia has deferred the trial of the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, and his partner, Pascale Haiti, over the alleged theft of chinaware from the presidential palace.
Updated at 4:17 pm on 1 June 2016
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Tahiti's Flosse due in court over chinaware
A trial date of May the 31st has been set for French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, and his partner, Pascale Haiti, over the alleged theft of chinaware from the presidential palace.
Updated at 11:01 am on 5 May 2016
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Tahiti MP in court for abusing public funds
A French Polynesian member of the French National Assembly has appeared in Tahiti's criminal court on charges of abusing public funds.
Updated at 1:10 pm on 29 April 2016
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Tahiti's first ombudsman ousted
French Polynesia's first ombudsman, Teiva Manutahi, has been removed from office following a decision by the territorial government.
Updated at 2:24 pm on 26 April 2016
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Tahiti's Flosse to be tried for theft of chinaware
French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, and his partner will face the criminal court in Tahiti over the alleged theft of china from the presidential palace.
Updated at 11:20 am on 22 April 2016
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Police search Flosse's Tahiti office in latest probe
Police in French Polynesia have searched the office of the leader of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party, Gaston Flosse, within the assembly complex.
Updated at 7:39 pm on 8 April 2016
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Tahiti's Flosse takes Le Monde to court
The appeal court in French Polynesia is to rule in a defamation case brought by a former president, Gaston Flosse, against two French journalists over a book and a 2013 article in the French newspaper, Le Monde.
Updated at 2:34 pm on 28 March 2016
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Tahiti's Tahoeraa loses another assembly member
French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party has lost another assembly member who is siding with the ruling majority.
Updated at 4:57 pm on 24 March 2016
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Tahiti Nui concept rejected
French Polynesia's ruling party has roundly dismissed a proposal to turn the territory into an associated state of France.
Updated at 12:11 pm on 15 March 2016
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Flosse lashes out at Tahiti prosecutor
French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, has hit out at the judicial system, questioning the integrity of those in charge of the prosecution in the territory.
Updated at 8:57 am on 14 March 2016
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Temaru in Tahiti assembly ceremony stunt
French Polynesia's pro-independence politicians, led by Oscar Temaru, have briefly seized the podium of the assembly to unfurl a banner which said 'Welcome to the National Assembly of Maohi Nui'.
Updated at 5:44 pm on 12 March 2016
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Flosse may face Tahiti court over china theft
French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, and his partner, Pascale Haiti, are expected to face the criminal court in Tahiti over the alleged theft of china from the presidency.
Updated at 3:06 pm on 11 March 2016
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Despite rulings, Tahiti's Flosse still wants to run in 2018
Lawyers for French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, are reportedly considering an appeal against a ruling that would prevent him from standing for office at the next election.
Updated at 6:22 am on 4 March 2016
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Tahiti's Flosse ineligible until 2019
The French justice ministry has quashed hopes of French Polynesia's disgraced former president to be able to stand for office in two years.
Updated at 1:15 pm on 3 March 2016
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OPT case for Tahiti's Flosse still live
Defence lawyers for French Polynesia's disgraced former president Gaston Flosse have failed in their bid to bury the OPT affair.
Updated at 1:18 pm on 2 March 2016
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Tahiti's Flosse won't appeal spy case conviction
French Polynesia's disgraced president will not appeal against last week's conviction in the appeal court which gave him a suspended 18-month jail term for misuse of public funds over his invasion of privacy.
Updated at 6:49 pm on 1 March 2016
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Former Tahiti president gets another suspended sentence
French Polynesia's court of appeal has given a suspended 18-month jail term to a former president Gaston Flosse for misuse of public funds over his invasion of privacy.
Updated at 11:11 am on 27 February 2016
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Big turnout for launch of political party in French Polynesia
About 8,000 people in French Polynesia have attended the launch of a new pro-autonomy political party, led by the president Edouard Fritch.
Updated at 6:59 pm on 22 February 2016
