The Suva High Court has ordered the State to destroy 20.8 kilograms of cocaine held in police custody and submit a destruction report to the Court.

Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has applied to the High Court to temporarily lift his Stop Departure Orders and vary his bail conditions so he can accompany his wife to New Zealand for urgent medical treatment.

Children accounted for half of the victims in serious sexual offence cases filed in the High Court last month.

A former postmaster has been jailed for two years and six months over the theft of $13,000, with the court finding he abused his position of trust for personal gain.

Three men charged with an act intended to cause grievous harm have been acquitted after the Suva High Court found insufficient evidence linking them to the alleged assault, while the first accused has been ordered to answer the charge.

The case involving a suspended police officer and his partner has been adjourned to next month, with the defence yet to file a bail application.

The Suva High Court has fined a 55-year-old Chinese national $10,000 for illegally possessing 266.45 kilograms of restricted cucumbers during the seasonal ban.

A former fisheries officer has been handed partial suspended sentence by the Suva Magistrates Court.

Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Chief Executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has questioned the priorities of government institutions following his acquittal, saying too much focus has been placed on pursuing individuals rather than national development.

Four men were arrested at Narrain Jetty in Suva last night after they were allegedly found in possession of illicit drugs.

The defence has challenged the sufficiency of evidence presented by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

The Suva High Court will hear fresh challenges to FICAC’s prosecutorial powers next Friday.