Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been released on bail after spending a night in custody on one charge of abuse of office. He has vowed to fight the charge. Read more:
Frank Bainimarama has been released from police custody after appearing in court over one charge of an abuse of office.Mr Bainimarama led the Pacific island nation for 16 years until narrowly lost the election in December.
Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde approved the charges of abuse of office against Bainimarama and suspended police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho. The magistrate granted him and Qiliho bail and ordered them not to leave the country, the Office of the Director of Prosecutions said in a statement.The charge relates to a complaint by the University of South Pacific in 2019 that the two had terminated an active police investigation into the activities of former staff members of the university.
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