Vanuatu president revokes pardons passed by maverick speaker

Police arrest several members of parliament convicted of corruption who were pardoned by Speaker Marcellino Pipite using temporary presidential powers Vanuatu’s president has revoked pardons for 14 MPs convicted of bribery, after they were passed by the parliament’s speaker using powers as acting president while the head of state was out the country.Police on the South Pacific archipelago nation arrested several members of parliament shortly after the announcement and transferred the