Court distinguishes former PM’s crime, highlights absence of financial gain in abuse of power case

Court distinguishes former PM’s crime, highlights absence of financial gain in abuse of power case

In a ruling that drew a clear line between types of corruption, the Suva High Court yesterday said former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s actions were starkly different from typical graft cases because they involved no personal financial gain. Justice Thusara Rajasinghe suspended a custodial sentence, noting that the core nature of the offence was not for self-enrichment, a factor that critically distinguished it from other precedents where o…