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Kings Counsel Brent Walker says immunity provisions in the 2013 Constitution are not directly under challenge in the matter where Cabinet is seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on the interpretation and application of
The man who was caught stealing butter from a supermarket in Suva has been further remanded by the Suva Magistrates Court. Abdul Shafil has pleaded guilty to a charge of theft. A video of him removing eight 50
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. Police say it is alleged that while emp
A 19-year-old man has been charged with one count of damaging property following an incident involving a Hanuman statue in Naduna, Labasa, last week. Police say the accused is alleged to have unlawfully entered a p
You are a court, not constitution makers, and you can’t determine the best constitution for the people of Fiji. While making submissions in the matter where the Cabinet has sought the opinion of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will give their opinion on the questions by the Cabinet on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution on notice. This has been confirmed by Chief Justi
Aneesh Sagar Singh, Avinesh Chand and Usha Kiran who are charged with alleged theft of more than $1 million from Superb Distributors between 2017 and 2022, have been released on $5,000 non cash bail by the Lautoka Magis
The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to hear the Constitution matter by answering the three questions before it, and it must be careful about what it is being invited to do. While making submissions in the case wh
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission says the amendments provisions in the 2013 Constitution are overly rigid, undemocratic and must be rendered invalid or revised by the Supreme Court. While ma
Fiji Labour Party lawyer, Jagath Karunaratne says the 2013 Constitution is not only legally effective but also the supreme law of the land and those who attempt to read down such legislation are trying to import politi
Kunal Singh, the counsel for Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu's bloc in Parliament, says the amendment clause in the 2013 Constitution is a deliberate design to protect the Constitution from opportunist and destabil
National Federation Party Counsel Jon Apted says the amendment provisions in the 2013 Constitution was deliberately drafted to shield it from amendments. Apted highlighted this while supporting the State’s submis
The People's Alliance Party believes that the 2013 Constitution is invalid from the beginning and the 1997 Constitution must be declared still valid and applicable. While making submissions in the matter where the
The State representative in the matter where Cabinet is seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution, says they do not support an absol
FICAC has clarified its Executive Officer had identified that the matter of Managing Director of Houng Lee Kaba Jacob Limited and former Director of Telecom Fiji Limited, Sanjay Kaba had been listed for 28th July, desp
The man who allegedly wounded another man on Terry Walk in Suva last year has been further remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court. 53-year-old Sireli Cava has been charged with one count of an act intend
Apisai Madigibuli, who allegedly killed his wife at an apartment complex along Robertson Road in Suva in April last year, has maintained that he will be representing himself in court. Madigibuli appeared before Suv
Samuela Tawase, the man who was involved in the alleged sacrilege case at the Shiv Temple in Samabula has been remanded in custody for another 14 days as it is unsafe to release him now. Tawase appeared before Magi
The defacto partner of Sairusi Ceinaturaga, Mary Radiniwaqa, who gave evidence in the alleged murder trial of her 1-year-old son, told the court that Ceinaturaga assaulted her almost daily and regularly beat her childre
Tevita Kapawale has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years and 2 months. Kapawale was charged with 5 counts of murder, 1 count of attempted murder and 1 count of criminal intimidation.
