Former Fijian Prime Minister Found Guilty of Corruption

Frank Bainimarama, who seized power in a military coup in 2006, has been found guilty of threatening the Police Commissioner.
Former Fijian Prime Minister Found Guilty of Corruption
Former Fijian leader, Commodore Frank (Voreqe) Bainimarama.Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
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Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been found guilty of corruption charges for a second time, quashing his supporters’ hopes that he might have been about to stage a political comeback.

Justice Thushara Rajasinghe ruled Bainimarama had made an unwarranted demand with menace when he directed then-Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu to terminate two officers, a sergeant and a constable.

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