Jiuta Raibevu’s Bail Application Heads to Fiji’s High Court

Jiuta Raibevu will have his bail application considered by the High Court after appearing in the Suva Magistrates Court, according to the report. He is charged over the disappearance of cocaine exhibits from the High Court’s exhibit room in Suva. Raibevu appeared on Friday before Senior Resident Magistrate Sufia Hamza. The charges against him are one count of interfering with evidence and one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs. The allegations remain before the courts, and the report does not state that he has been found guilty of either offence. During the hearing, the State prosecution confirmed that it had filed its response to Raibevu’s bail application. The application will now be dealt with at the High Court in Suva rather than resolved at the magistrates’ court appearance described in the report. Raibevu remains in custody pending his first appearance before the High Court, which is scheduled for November 16. The report provides no further details about the prosecution’s response or the reasons advanced in support of the bail request. The case concerns cocaine exhibits reported missing from a court exhibit room, and Raibevu is among those facing legal proceedings connected with the matter. His next step is the scheduled High Court appearance, where the bail application is to be addressed.