Coverage dated May 8, 2024

Fiji’s ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the government of his South Pacific island nation.

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  1. WOWK Charleston

    Fiji’s ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the government of his South Pacific island nation.

  2. Digital Journal

    Former Fiji PM Bainimarama handed one-year prison sentence (opens Digital Journal)

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    Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice, with a judge finding he

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the government of his South Pacific island nation.

  4. Fox News

    Former Fiji prime minister sentenced to prison for interfering in criminal investigation (opens Fox News)

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    Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to prison for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation during his time in office.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Former Fiji prime minister sentenced to year in jail | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Fiji’s former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the country’s director of public prosecutions said.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Fiji: Former PM Frank Bainimarama sentenced to prison – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Fiji's High Court found Frank Bainimarama guilty of quashing a probe into allegations of corruption at a Fijian university.

  7. The Diplomat

    Fiji’s Former PM Frank Bainimarama Sentenced to Prison for Interfering in Police Investigation (opens The Diplomat)

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    The charges stem from 2019, when then-Prime Minister Bainimarama ended an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Fiji’s former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama jailed for a year (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Judge says Bainimarama abused his power to shut down probe into alleged corruption at the University of the South Pacific.

  9. The Guardian

    Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Long-serving leader Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice

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