Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, aged 70, was sentenced to a year in prison by Acting High Court of Fiji Chief Justice Salesi Temo for attempting to pervert the course of justice. The sentencing took place in the capital Suva following a conviction related to interfering in a criminal investigation during his tenure as prime minister.
Additionally, Suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho received a 2-year prison sentence for abuse of office. The charges stemmed from allegations that Bainimarama and Qiliho had prematurely ended a police investigation into financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific, an institution owned by 12 Pacific Island nations.
