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evealed that, on the candidate's instruction, two employeesof a solicitor's firm fraudulently registered as electors usingfalse addresses provided by the candidate so as to enablethem to vote for her in the election. She subsequently askedthem to lie in order to frustrate criminal investigation. Thetwo employees were prosecuted, pleaded guilty to thecharges, and testified against the candidate. As a result, shewas convicted and sentenced to three months' imprison- ment. She has filed an appeal against her conviction.In May 2001, a former Legislative Councillor wasc h a rged with offences of bribery, misconduct in publico ffice, false accounting and theft in relation to his acceptanceof bribes to abuse his office as a legislator, and misap-propriation of consultation fees by deception. After trial atthe District Court in December 2001, he was convicted ofcorruptly accepting $60,000 through the misuse of his publicoffice and of stealing $20,000 by using false accountingdocuments. He was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment.The following part of the judgment delivered by thetrial judge aptly describes the misdeeds of the legislator inabusing his office:-"...... Legislative Councillors are entitled to pursue a careerindependent of their role as legislators. What they are notpermitted to do is to blur those identities, to conceal the factthat they are receiving reward in their professional capacitywhilst purporting to act in their public office ...... The factthat he used his position ...... to accept $60,000 illustratedhis dishonesty, corruption and a desire to obtain a secre tand personal benefit for discharging his public duty ......The public interest was harmed by his conduct which con -stituted a substantial and corrupt deviation from the fiduci -ary duty undertaken by those who hold public office. It isconduct deserving of condemnation and punishment."Misconduct in public office by a legislator