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Lealailepule calls lawyer 'white trash'

By Bethel Peato-Ale • 24 June 2025, 2:40PM

Tensions reached a boiling point on Monday in the District Court when veteran politician Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi exploded at defence lawyer Robert Marchant, calling him "white trash" after being called a liar under oath in the high-profile conspiracy trial.

By Bethel Peato-Ale • 24 June 2025, 2:40PM

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