Shackled in leg irons, down in the dumps

Friday, February 21, 2020

Blue Monday: Morupisi and his wife had a difficult day PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

The once-almighty head of the civil service, secretary of Cabinet and permanent secretary to the President, Carter Morupisi, together with his wife Pinny, a ruling party councillor, were briefly thrown into jail this week on a blue Monday they will probably never forget. Staff Writer THALEFANG CHARLES writes

When the now suspended permanent secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi first appeared in court on September 3, 2019, the whole event seemed like a political smokescreen for the general elections.

Watching such a powerful man sitting in the dock with his wife was so unreal.

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