A market vendor who was granted bail last Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of malicious act.
40-year-old Ram Chandra is alleged to have made some comments about the Prime Minister, the military and the government in Suva last month.
In court today, his lawyer Naipote Vere says his client was allegedly assaulted at three different locations by Police and security officers and he is also an outpatient of St Giles hospital.
Magistrate Sufia Hamza has given 7 days for the prosecution to reply to the submission made by Vere.
His case will be recalled on the 11th of July.
Story by: Tokasa Rainima