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French Polynesia

Politicians

The president of French Polynesia’s Territorial Assembly, Justin Juventine, has been charged with abuse of influence and passive corruption.

It s his second indictment in less than a month. The charge, brought by an examining judge in Papeete, follows an inquiry into the construction of a golf course by a Japanese company on Moorea in 1991.

Also implicated is French Polynesia’s deputy in the French National Assembly, Alexander Leontieff, who has been charged with passive corruption. Juventine already faces trial for abuse of his position relating to his alleged involvement in the building of a sewage treatment plant on Tamara Nui.