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Tahiti case against Beffre deferred
The criminal court in French Polynesia has again deferred a case brought against the French High Commissioner, Lionel Beffre, over his refusal to execute a ruling by France's highest court.
Updated at 4:56 pm on 19 February 2015
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Flosse loses Tahiti misspending case
France's highest court has rejected an attempt by a former French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, to throw out a 2008 assessment of misspending of public funds.
Updated at 4:33 pm on 18 February 2015
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Restrictions eased on Tahiti's Flosse
The judicial authorities in French Polynesia have further eased some restrictions imposed on the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, who is charged over the alleged theft of china from the presidency.
Updated at 1:36 pm on 28 January 2015
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Barrillot asked to return to Tahiti
French Polynesia's ruling party has approached a French nuclear expert to work for the assembly two years after sacking him.
Updated at 2:38 pm on 22 January 2015
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Tahiti commission fails to meet
The permanent commission of French Polynesia's assembly has failed to meet today to consider adjusting the president's allowances.
Updated at 2:50 pm on 21 January 2015
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Restrictions eased for Tahiti theft suspects
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party says some restrictions have been lifted on its leaders imposed last month as part of a probe into the alleged theft of china from the presidency.
Updated at 4:35 pm on 20 January 2015
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Tuihani again questioned in Tahiti theft probe
The president of French Polynesia's assembly, Marcel Tuihani, has again been questioned as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of about 70,000 US dollars worth of china from the presidential palace.
Updated at 1:07 pm on 16 January 2015
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Rift deepens within ruling Tahiti party
A rift within French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira has deepened, with its leader accusing the territory's president, Edouard Fritch, of being a liar.
Updated at 9:09 am on 15 January 2015
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Kidnapping charges upheld over Tahiti journalist death
An investigative judge in French Polynesia has upheld charges against three men accused of kidnapping that led to the subsequent death of a journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, in 1997.
Updated at 1:27 pm on 13 January 2015
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Flosse's OPT retrial in Tahiti deferred
A fresh bid will be made in French Polynesia in April to try a former president and a French executive over a major corruption case involving the OPT telecommunications company.
Updated at 1:59 pm on 12 January 2015
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Flosse defamation case deferred in Tahiti
A defamation case brought against two French journalists in French Polynesia has been deferred and may now be heard on March the 17th.
Updated at 1:29 pm on 8 January 2015
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Four Tahiti parties to be deregistered
Official records in French Polynesia show that four political parties have ceased to be recognised because of a lack of accountability.
Updated at 4:38 pm on 6 January 2015
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In French Polynesia, Flosse calls for developed autonomy
The leader of French Polynesia's largest party says the territory should develop its autonomy and become a country associated with France.
Updated at 3:04 pm on 5 January 2015
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French Polynesia assembly president charged
The president of French Polynesia's assembly, Marcel Tuihani, has been charged with receiving stolen public property as part of a theft probe involving the territory's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 6:18 am on 27 December 2014
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Fritch challenges Tahiti assembly
The French Polynesian president, Edouard Fritch, has challenged his party to lodge a no confidence motion as a row within the ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira has deepened.
Updated at 1:48 pm on 22 December 2014
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Flosse faces more charges over Tahiti espionage
Prosecutors in French Polynesia have added more charges to the disgraced former president Gaston Flosse's illegal espionage case which will go to court in March.
Updated at 2:37 pm on 16 December 2014
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Tahiti judge chided over Flosse's assembly ban
The lawyer for French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, has hit out at the investigative judge who has banned his client from entering the assembly.
Updated at 3:42 pm on 15 December 2014
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Flosse banned from Tahiti assembly
French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, has been banned from entering the premises of the territorial assembly after being charged with accepting stolen public property.
Updated at 7:20 am on 15 December 2014
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Flosse and partner charged with stealing
French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse and his partner, Pascale Haiti, have been charged with taking public property.
Updated at 6:47 pm on 13 December 2014
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Tahiti's Flosse detained amid palace china probe
Police in French Polynesia have detained the disgraced former president Gaston Flosse amid allegations of abuse of public goods.
Updated at 12:55 pm on 12 December 2014
