John Cauchi is a lawyer

Lawyer

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 who served as the Attorney General of Tonga

Attorney General (Tonga)

The position of Attorney General was established in the Kingdom of Tonga in 1988. From 1988 to 2009, the Attorney General jointly held the office of Minister of Justice.The current Interim Attorney General is Barrie Sweetman, appointed in August 2011...

 from 2009 to 2010.

Career

He served as the senior Crown Counsel

Crown attorney

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 with Tonga's Crown Law Department in the 1990s, and subsequently as Director of Public Prosecutions

Director of Public Prosecutions

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 in the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

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 from 2004 to 2006.

Cauchi was appointed as Tonga's Attorney General on 25 May 2009. In April 2010, he resigned, citing government interference in the country's legal system. He was the first Attorney General of Tonga not to hold the post of Minister of Justice at the same time.He succeeded 'Alisi Afeaki Taumoepeau.