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Silence as sentencing takes place

Friday 26 August 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local

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Silence as sentencing takes place
Former MP Teina Bishop pictured during a tense moment in the Cook Islands High Court yesterday. 16082507a

THERE was a deathly silence in the Cook Islands High Court yesterday before the sentencing hearing for Teina Bishop, the colourful and charismatic former MP, who was convicted last month on corruption charges.

THERE was a deathly silence in the Cook Islands High Court yesterday before the sentencing hearing for Teina Bishop, the colourful and charismatic former MP, who was convicted last month on corruption charges.


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