VANUATU: Deputy PM sacked over fraud allegations

Updated July 31, 2007 20:10:27

Vanuatu's deputy prime minister Sato Kilman has been sacked over the alleged involvement of his staff and members of his People's Progress Party in a multi-million-dollar fraud. Mr Kilman was removed from office and stripped of his Foreign Affairs portfolio by Prime Minister Ham Lini. Two other ministers have also been thrown out of the government over the scandal.

Presenter: Campbell Cooney
Speakers: Vanuatu opposition leader Moana Carcasses Kalosil