Court grants leave for Bainimarama and Qiliho appeal

Bainimarama, Qiliho to Appeal Conviction

Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho, have been granted leave to appeal against their convictions in a full court proceeding. The ruling, although not called, was given to the State Prosecution and the defence lawyers yesterday morning. In this appeal, the applicants, Bainimarama and Qiliho appealed against their convictions on grounds that they questioned the application of the law in their cas…

Court grants leave for Bainimarama and Qiliho appeal

The Court of Appeal has granted leave for former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Commissioner of Police Sitiveni Qiliho to proceed to the full Court of Appeal. They are appealing whether there was a misapplication of the rule of law under Browne v Dunn, whether the High Court correctly interpreted Section 15 of the […]