A 56-year-old man will spend 19 years behind bars for raping an eight-year-old girl.

Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption Commissioner Rashmi Aslam in his opening address claims Opposition MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua told a blatant lie to the parliament secretariat.

Justice Thushara Kumarage will continue to preside in the alleged fraud case against Social Democratic Liberal Party MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua.

High Court judge Justice Thushara Kumarage will deliver his ruling tomorrow on whether he will preside over the trial of Opposition MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua.

The court’s ruling in the case against dismissed Solicitor-General Sharvada Sharma will be delivered next Monday.

The recusal hearing in the case against Opposition MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua continues in the Anti-Corruption High Court in Suva.

Opposition Member of Parliament Ratu Suliano Matanitobua’s trial is scheduled to commence this morning in the Anti-Corruption court.

A father of two who assaulted his wife has been spared a jail term by the Lautoka High Court.

A teenager who attacked and robbed a woman outside a pharmacy in Nasinu has been sentenced to two years and five months imprisonment.

A Labasa school teacher appeared in court this afternoon charged with assaulting a student.

Former Opposition Member of Parliament Nikolau Nawaikula has suffered a huge blow after his conviction in the Anti-Corruption High Court.

Opposition Member of Parliament Ratu Suliano Matanitobua’s trial will begin in the Anti-Corruption High Court on Monday.