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October 24, 2025
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence by the Fiji High Court in Suva, local news media reports say. Bainimarama, 71, was found guilty of “making an unwarranted demand with menace” on October 2. The court found he used his position as Prime Minister in 2021 ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Bainimarama given suspended prison sentence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/former-fiji-pm-bainimarama-given-suspended-prison-sentence/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Bainimarama given suspended prison sentence">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2025
RNZ Pacific The head of Fiji’s prison service has been caught on camera involved in a fist fight that appears to have taken place at the popular O’Reilley’s Bar in the capital of Suva. Sevuloni Naucukidi, the acting Commissioner of the Fiji Corrections Service (FCS), can be seen in the viral video throwing punches at ... <a title="Viral video shows Fiji prison chief throwing punches at Suva bar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/05/viral-video-shows-fiji-prison-chief-throwing-punches-at-suva-bar/" aria-label="Read more about Viral video shows Fiji prison chief throwing punches at Suva bar">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2024
Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been released from prison, only six months into his 12 months sentence, the Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) said via a statement today. Bainimarama was jailed in May, alongside former police chief Sitiveni Qiliho, for perverting the cause of justice. “The Fiji Corrections Service confirms that former Prime Minister ... <a title="Convicted former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama released from prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/convicted-former-fiji-pm-voreqe-bainimarama-released-from-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Convicted former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama released from prison">Read more</a>
