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Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama pleads not guilty to abuse of office

Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama outside a police station in Suva. He has pleaded not guilty to abuse of office.
Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama outside a police station in Suva. He has pleaded not guilty to abuse of office. Photograph: Leon Lord/AFP/Getty Images

Former Fijian leader Frank Bainimarama has been released on bail and said he “served with integrity,” after pleading not guilty to abusing his power as prime minister by stopping a police investigation.

“I served as prime minister with integrity and with the interests of all Fijians at heart,” he told reporters outside a courtroom in Suva on Friday.

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