The Criminal Investigations Department has launched an investigation after discovering missing drug exhibits in the custody of the Suva High Court.

The Suva High Court has given the defence until 1pm this afternoon to file documents in support of former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad’s application for a permanent stay of his criminal proceedings.

Former Fiji Sports Council Chief Executive Gilbert Vakalalabure was back in the High Court in Suva this morning, where his lawyer sought leave to apply for a judicial review and amend the current application.

The case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has been adjourned after the defence raised concerns over possible non-disclosure of material by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.

The defence in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad is seeking to permanently halt the criminal proceedings, citing concerns over the prosecution’s disclosure of evidence.

An individual from the Ministry of Finance will appear in court today.

A man charged with attempted aggravated burglary and damaging property at the Queen Elizabeth Baracks did not appear in court.

The two witness statements at the centre of a disclosure dispute in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad must now be produced in court.

The five cases stemming from the major Vatia drug seizure will now be consolidated into one matter ahead of trial next year.

Tensions have risen in the Suva Magistrates Court over the disclosure of evidence in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

The High Court has found that Transport Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau failed to act on a recommendation that contributed to delays in registering and operating Goundar Fast Ferry’s MV Captain Inoke.

The Suva High Court has sentenced a former senior police officer to 14 years and nine months imprisonment after he was found guilty of three counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault.