Maika Vuniwawa, the soldier charged with the murder of Nakelo villager, Nimilote Verebasaga will know his fate this hour as closing submissions have been made with Judge Justice Daniel Gounder left to do the sum up of the case.

State Prosecutor Wilisoni Kurisiqila in his closing submission said that the welfare of the people is the Supreme Law of the Land and the military and the police have a duty to ensure this, stressing that on the night of Verebasaga's death, the accused Maika Vuniwawa broke the trust and denied him of all rights.

He said that the right to a fair trial, which the accused is now enjoying, was also denied to Verebasaga.

He said there was no judge, no trial, no assessors but Vuniwawa himself, who tried, convicted and sentenced Verebasaga to death.

He also highlighted the severe injuries that Verebasaga sustained, which could not have been caused by anything else but the assault inflicted by the accused.

Meanwhile, in his closing remarks, defense Counsel Haroon Ali Shah pointed out that the prosecution has not shown real reasonable doubt that there was a motive or any animosity by the accused.

He also pointed out that there is no real medical evidence showing how Verebasaga sustained severe injuries to his head and internal organs, also adding the discrepancies in the identification parade where two police witnesses could not positively ID Vuniwawa.
He urged the assessors to put aside all personal feelings towards the RFMF and the sentencing of soldiers in the Rabaka case in Lautoka and to find his client not guilty.