176 articles tagged "dpp"
The lawyer of one of the men charged for allegedly killing a bus driver at the Nausori Bus Stand in 2020 has applied for a stay in proceedings as the prosecution is unable to locate the driver’s medical folder.
24 police prosecutors are undergoing a six week Basic Prosecution Course facilitated by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. While speaking at the launch, the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
20 people were charged with a total of 47 counts of serious sexual offences last month. Of the 20 people charged, two were 17-year-old boys who were charged with four counts of rape of their 13-year-old cousin.
We are seeing an increase in hard drugs used and sold locally, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde. While speaking during the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Conference,
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum tried to get in touch with the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar regarding the issue where her comments at a consultation have been labelled as inappr
Words matter, especially from a Minister, and these words were inappropriate according to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde while speaking about Minister for Women, Rosy Akbar. In his latest st
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation says it has never nor does it ever plan to interfere in the judiciary’s sentencing process and the Director of Public Prosecutions has used incorrect and out of
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar is expected to respond to a statement released by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde this afternoon who labelled Akbar’s comments a
The recent comments made by the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar at a consultation last week have been labelled as inappropriate by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde.
16 of the 29 victims of serious sex offences in May were under the age of 18 years, and there were 32 people charged with a total of 73 counts of separate incidents. According to the Office of the Director of Publi
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says they are unaware of any consultations with the police in Labasa and has not sanctioned any charges against the bus driver. We have also received confirmation t
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says they are unaware of any consultations with the police in Labasa and has not sanctioned any charges against the bus driver. The DPP says they await the police f
Of the 19 people charged with serious sex offences in April, two are 15 year old boys charged with rape in separate incidents while 3 grandfathers were charged with the rape of their granddaughters. According to t
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has filed applications in the High Court today seeking orders that the Russian superyacht, Amadea be restrained from leaving Fijian waters until the finalisation of
A 32-year-old man has been charged with the abduction of a young person and the rape of a 13-year-old girl. The accused and the victim met each other after messaging on Tik Tok. He is part of the 30 people cha
20 people were charged with a total of 42 counts of separate serious sexual offences in February, and of the 20 people, one was a juvenile and one was a police officer. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecuti
Police say they are in the process of rounding up investigations in Manoa Malani’s case before submitting the file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Malani was taken in by police on Friday aft
The Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde, has filed an appeal against the sentence of 30 months imprisonment imposed on Simione Tugi for the offence of buying minors under the age of 18 years for immoral pu
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be seeking help from the Legal Aid Commission in locating the child of an alleged rape victim. State Lawyer, Sadaf Shameem today told High Court Judge, Just
Two separate rape cases were withdrawn by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month. A 35-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl, however, this matter wa
