State wants Morupisi, wife convicted as charged

In the dock: Morupisi in leg irons at the High Court PIC:THALEFANG CHARLES
In the dock: Morupisi in leg irons at the High Court PIC:THALEFANG CHARLES

The State is gunning for a conviction in all charges against former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi and his wife Pinny Morupisi.

The accused persons, who have not pleaded guilty are facing charges of money laundering and corruption. Morupisi is facing two counts of corruption and one on money laundering while his wife is facing one count of money laundering. The third accused is a company R7 Group represented by its sole Director, Pinny.

In its final submissions fled with court recently, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) says it has proven its case against the accused persons and that the Court should therefore draw adverse inference, as the allegations are grave.

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