Conviction pardoned

Veteran Vanuatu politician pardoned

Jimmy is the founder and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and served in many legislatures. A former Minister of Finance and former Deputy Prime Minister, he was among 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) who were implicated in the bribery and corruption charges in 2014/15 and were convicted of those crimes.

He was the only one to have not been jailed as he entered a guilty plea at the first given opportunity. Jimmy was then given a suspended sentence which he already served.