Defense lawyers in the trial of former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho said they do not expect to file a no-case-to-answer application.

Data from a phone, allegedly used for communication between former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho in 2021, has been lost after the device was factory reset.

A couple charged with trafficking obscene material, sharing an intimate recording and online extortion will enter their plea next month.

A man from Lautoka has been charged with allegedly obtaining more than $27,000 through deception.

A 19-year-old male alleged to have damaged a religious statue in Naduna last week has been charged.

A 48-year-old man has been charged by the Criminal Investigation Department’s Major Fraud and Economic Crime Unit for his alleged involvement in the theft of over $120,000.

The Magistrates Court has struck out a civil claim brought by Vinod Kamal against the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General.

Lawyer Bret Walker, representing the State, delivered his right of reply this afternoon in the ongoing case concerning sections of the 2013 Constitution.

Three people accused of stealing more than $1 million from a wholesale and Distribution Company have been granted bail by the Lautoka Magistrates Court.

The lawyer representing Opposition leader, Inia Seruiratu, says that Fiji has now had three democratic elections under the 2013 Constitution, all with high voter turnout, and that the document has been accepted in practice by the people and institutions of the country.

The Labasa High Court yesterday heard that the man accused of murdering a taxi driver at Waisali Hill in March last year was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the alleged attack.