Former Fiji leader Bainimarama charged with abuse of office - prosecutor

Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama and top cop charged

Pair alleged to have abused their powers and stopped an active police investigation.

Fiji's ex-premier charged with abuse of office

SUVA: Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear in court on Friday to face a charge of abuse of office, police said, months after an election removed him from power.After being questioned by police on Thursday, state prosecutors slapped a single charge each against Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho, a key ally who is currently suspended from his role as police commissioner.The pair are due to appear at a tribunal in the capit…

Fiji ex-prime minister charged with abuse of office

Mr. Bainimarama and Mr. Qiliho are alleged "in abuse of the authority of their respective offices".

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended top cop charged

Fiji's top prosecutor sanctions charges of abuse of office against former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and the suspended commissioner of police Sitiveni Qiliho.

Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama pleads not guilty to abuse of office

Ex-PM has been accused of stopping a police investigation into former staff members at a university

Former Fiji leader Bainimarama charged with abuse of office - prosecutor

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama, who led the Pacific island nation for 16 years until narrowly losing an election in December, has been charged with abuse of office, the government prosecutor said. Read full story