Watchdog urges Vanuatu president against pardons

Watchdog urges Vanuatu president against pardons

President Moses Obed Tallis this month said he planned to pardon 14 former MPS convicted in 2015 for their part in a bribery scheme to topple the then-government.

Speaking on behalf of Transparency, the NGO's local Chairman, Willie Tokon warned of the negative impacts of a pardon.