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Sitiveni Rabuka, Biman Prasad, Attar Singh and Tupeni Baba questioned by police

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By  Vijay Narayan and Dhanjay Deo Saturday 10/09/2016 Fijivillage has received confirmation that NFP Leader Biman Prasad, Attar Singh, SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka and Tupeni Baba are being questioned by Police. Police have confirmed that they are interviewing a number of people after receiving information regarding comments uttered during a Dialogue Panel Discussion earlier this week. Fijivillage has received confirmation that NFP Leader Biman Prasad, Attar Singh, SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka and Tupeni Baba are being questioned by Police. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the names of the people taken in for questioning will not be revealed for now. She says this is to clarify if the information received is credible. Naisoro says this is a Police process conducted when information is received about possible issues that could affect the safety and security of all Fijians. She says the step is being taken merely to eliminate all doubts and concerns. ...

TEACHING THE WORLD: South Pacific Update, Fiji: Inmate apologises in court for falsely identifying Tupou

TEACHING THE WORLD: South Pacific Update, Fiji: Inmate apologises in court for falsely identifying Tupou

South Pacific Update, Fiji: Inmate apologises in court for falsely identifying Tupou

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By  Nirupa Siwan Monday 05/09/2016  As according to The Fiji Village that the inmate who was allegedly raped by three inmates at the Suva Corrections Centre in 2012 has apologised in the Suva High Court that he made a mistake when he was asked to identify Sefton Tupou in court last week. Sefton Tupou who is representing himself, today asked the inmate if all the inmates at the Corrections Centre look the same when they wear the same uniform and why he had difficulty in identifying Tupou. The inmate told the court that he had hurriedly pointed to the wrong person when he was asked to identify Tupou. The inmate told the court that he was not in good terms with Sefton Tupou at the time of the incident but he was moved in the Yasi Dome in 2012. Tupou asked the inmate how would it be possible for him to see anyone who is behind him if his face was held down during the alleged incident. The inmate said that his eyes were open and he saw Tupou’s face....