Former Fiji Rugby Union Financial Accountant Pawan Deo and his wife, Subhashni Mudaliar, pleaded not guilty in the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday to two counts of charges brought by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.

The Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption has finalized the pre-trial conference material and submitted it to former Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Kalaveti Ravu’s counsel in court today.

A group behind a bungled attempt to scam millions of dollars from a major bank have avoided going to jail while they are assessed to potentially serve their sentences at home.

24-year-old Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, who allegedly raped a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year’s Day, has made a formal bail application in the Lautoka High Court.

A former officer with the Land Transport Authority has been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment by the Ba Magistrates Court for corruption-related offences.

Former National Fire Authority Board Chair John O’Connor entered a plea of “Not Guilty” to charges filed by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption related to alleged corruption.

The Lautoka High Court has further remanded a man who allegedly struck another person with a sword in Waireba in Nadi in December last year.

The 38-year-old man from Vidogo Settlement, Vatuwaqa, Suva who allegedly murdered a 32-year-old man on New Year’s Day has been further remanded by the Suva Magistrates Court this morning.

A bench warrant will be sought if former Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Kalaveti Ravu, fails to appear in court on the 21st of this month.

Current Supreme Court Judge Justice David Ashton-Lewis who is leading the inquiry into the appointment of the FICAC Commissioner says he is pleased with the today’s proceedings.

A 54-year-old farmer and a 26-year-old woman from Seqaqa will both appear at the Labasa Magistrate Court today, charged with obtaining financial advantage.

The Suva Magistrates Court has ruled that all decisions by former Acting Director of Public Prosecution John Rabuku in relation to the sanctioning of charges or staff appointments is valid in law, as per the earlier decisions of the Suva High Court.