Five Fiji Corrections Service officers have been charged with one count of grievous harm each, while one is facing an additional count of criminal intimidation for the alleged assault of a 22-year-old man at the Suva Remand Centre late last year.
Chief of Intelligence, Investigations and Prosecutions Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (A/ACP) Sakeo Raikaci confirmed the five aged 44, 35, 28 and two 36-year-olds have been charged, are in custody and will be produced at the Suva Magistrates Court on Monday 6th March.
A/ACP) Raikaci also confirms in a separate case that two FCS officers have been charged with allegedly assaulting a 38-year -old inmate at the Suva Correction Facility last month.
The two aged 48 and 35-years are alleged to have assaulted the victim during a snap check conducted at the Remand Center.
The two have been jointly charged with a count of assault causing actual bodily harm, and will be produced in court tomorrow.
