Tony Wright, a former youth and sports minister, is in Port Vila Hospital with a kidney condition, but he says he needs treatment in New Caledonia.
Mr Wright, who was jailed in 2015, told the Daily Post he needed medical treatment in New Caledonia, as he needed a dialysis service that wasn't available in Vanuatu.
He said his applications for bail on compassionate grounds included medical reports from more than one doctor, but they had been turned down on each occasion.
