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Bainimarama and Qiliho charged with mutiny

Riya Mala Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

February 18, 2026 6:30 pm

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Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho have been charged with inciting mutiny.

Acting Police Commissioner Mesake Waqa confirmed the charges.

 

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The two were questioned at the CID headquarters for around three hours before being escorted to the Totogo Police Station after 6 pm.

They will be kept at the Totogo Station overnight and will be produced in court tomorrow.

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