A former officer with the Land Transport Authority has been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment by the Ba Magistrates Court for corruption-related offences.

Former National Fire Authority Board Chair John O’Connor entered a plea of “Not Guilty” to charges filed by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption related to alleged corruption.

The Lautoka High Court has further remanded a man who allegedly struck another person with a sword in Waireba in Nadi in December last year.

The 38-year-old man from Vidogo Settlement, Vatuwaqa, Suva who allegedly murdered a 32-year-old man on New Year’s Day has been further remanded by the Suva Magistrates Court this morning.

A bench warrant will be sought if former Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Kalaveti Ravu, fails to appear in court on the 21st of this month.

Current Supreme Court Judge Justice David Ashton-Lewis who is leading the inquiry into the appointment of the FICAC Commissioner says he is pleased with the today’s proceedings.

A 54-year-old farmer and a 26-year-old woman from Seqaqa will both appear at the Labasa Magistrate Court today, charged with obtaining financial advantage.

The Suva Magistrates Court has ruled that all decisions by former Acting Director of Public Prosecution John Rabuku in relation to the sanctioning of charges or staff appointments is valid in law, as per the earlier decisions of the Suva High Court.

The Suva Magistrates Court has ruled that the charges against former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem and former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will be consolidated for the reason that both allegations are based on similar facts in this matter.

Aman Abishek Nambiar, the man who allegedly impersonated a Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption officer, will take his plea on the matter at the Suva Magistrates Court later this month.

The two men who allegedly robbed Alison Supermarket in Laucala Beach earlier this month have pleaded with the court to expedite their bail process.

The Lautoka High Court has given the nod for the destruction of more than 4.1 tonnes of methamphetamine, after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution cited in its application that “the physical preservation of all the illicit drugs is not necessary for the purpose of court proceedings and that the seized drugs cannot be safely, securely or conveniently stored until the final determination of the case.”