Kamikamica acquitted after court rules no case to answer
Former Deputy Prime Minister released after prosecution case dismissed
Monday 03 August 2026 | 14:00
Former Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica outside the Suva Magistrate Court on August 3, 2026.
Photo: Rariqi Turner
Former Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has been acquitted by the Suva Magistrate Court this afternoon.
The court ruled there was no case for him to answer.
Kamikamica had been charged with one count of perjury under Section 176(1) of the Crimes Act 2009. He also faced an alternative charge of providing false information to a public servant under Section 201(a) of the Act.
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The court dismissed the charges, finding that the prosecution had not established a case requiring Kamikamica to enter a defence.
He was subsequently acquitted and released.
More details to come.
