Fiji ex-prime minister charged with abuse of office
The Hindu
Mr. Bainimarama and Mr. Qiliho are alleged "in abuse of the authority of their respective offices".
Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear in court 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 laid a single charge each against Mr. Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho, a key ally who is currently suspended from his role as police commissioner.
The pair are due to appear at Suva magistrates court on Friday after being kept in custody, acting police assistant commissioner Sakeo Raikaci said in a statement.
It is alleged that Mr. Bainimarama and Mr. Qiliho quashed a police investigation.
While the exact nature of the investigation was not disclosed, the charges relate to the activities of former staff members at Fiji's University of the South Pacific in July 2019.
Mr. Bainimarama and Mr. Qiliho are alleged "in abuse of the authority of their respective offices" to have "terminated an active police investigation", said public prosecutions director Christopher Pryde.
"More charges may be laid against other suspects in due course," he added, without providing details.
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