Vishaal Kumar
Picture: FILE.
Five police officers charged with allegedly planting drugs in a vehicle belonging to a 23-year- old man in Suva appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court today.
Rusiate Tuga Ralase, Simione Basulu, Apisalome Vesikula, Samuela Antonio and Orisi Tukana appeared under heavy police presence and were kept at the Juvenile Bureau Building instead of being kept at remand cell or being brought directly from the Police station which was the normal procedure.
The five were charged with one count each of conspiracy to defeat justice while Mr Ralase and Mr Basulu faced an additional charge of one count of abuse of office.