In August, he was at the wedding of vice-president Tearii Alpha, which was attended by more than 400 people, including almost the entire government.
The prosecution has asked for a $US3,200 fine for the president, with the verdict to be announced on June 2.
In the two weeks before the wedding, the incidence of the virus had increased 40-fold, prompting the government to decree a stop to all public events, imposing a nightly curfew, and limiting public gatherings to no more than 20 people and funerals to 15.
