176 articles tagged "dpp"
7 of the 13 victims of serious sex offences last month were under the age of 18 years. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were seven incidents where the victims and the accused were relate
203 people were charged with a total of 461 counts of serious sexual offences in 2021. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that the youngest accused person was a 11-year-old boy while the yo
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will file an appeal against the decision of the High Court to acquit Luke Nasetava of the murder of his wife and instead find him guilty of the lesser offence of manslau
11 juveniles and 8 police officers were among 62 people that were charged with serious offences last month. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the juveniles were charged with aggravat
There were 22 people including 6 juveniles charged with a total of 60 counts of separate serious sexual incidents last month. According to statistics from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there w
Two men were charged for allegedly raping their granddaughters last month. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a 58-year-old man was charged with representative counts of rape of his 4-y
26 people were charged for serious sexual offences last month which includes 4 juveniles and 3 Police officers. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy
4 of the 7 victims of sexual offences last month were under the age of 18 years. There were 3 incidents where the victim and the accused were related to one another. According to the Office of the Director of
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is disappointed with the comments made by Resident Magistrate Seini Puamau in the Freesoul sentencing hearing yesterday when it was reported by fijivillage that she stat
Miscommunication led to a delay in court proceedings in the case against Freesoul Real Estate Development Limited. The matter was supposed to be called for its sentence hearing today however DPP officer in carriage
Veronica Malani’s application for leave to apply for a judicial review of the Director of Public Prosecutions decision to not lay charges on the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in January this year has been dism
Two 16-year-old boys are among the seven people charged with rape in two separate incidents in the month of August this year. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 16-year-old boy was charged wit
The investigation file into the alleged claims of questioning the legality of the COVID-19 vaccination by a lecturer is with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for independent legal advice. Acting Po
Three serious sex offence cases have been discontinued due to false complaints or insufficient evidence. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 23 year old man was charged with the rape of his 16
12 people were charged with a total of 30 counts of separate serious sex offenses in April. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says of the 12 people charged, two were juveniles. A 14-year-old bo
A 40-year-old man of Labasa has gone into a vegetative state after sustaining severe assault injuries earlier this year. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a 31-year-old woman, a 33-yea
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has decided that no charges will be laid against Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama in relation to a complaint lodged by Sitiveni Rabuka regarding comments the Prim
A 76-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly abducted a 9-year-old girl off the street in Lautoka and raped her. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man has been charged wi
20 murder cases were reported last year while there were 12 cases of attempted murder, 13 manslaughter cases and 123 cases of aggravated robbery. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says 695 people we
Two boys aged 11 and 12 were charged with the rape and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl from their village last month. In another incident, an 11-year-old boy was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a
