Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been found guilty of corruption charges for a second time, quashing his supporters’ hopes that he might have been about to stage a political comeback.
Justice Thushara Rajasinghe ruled Bainimarama had made an unwarranted demand with menace when he directed then-Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu to terminate two officers, a sergeant and a constable.
Meanwhile, the officer who succeeded Tudravu as commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho, was acquitted of two counts of abuse of office after the judge.
It was alleged he had reviewed and overturned Tudravu’s decision not to fire the two officers, but the judge found there was insufficient evidence to prove he was guilty of abuse of office by doing so….
Former Fijian Prime Minister Found Guilty of Corruption
