A 33-year-old man from Varavu, Ba, who was arrested in connection with alleged sacrilege cases in the Ba area, has been charged.
The man has been charged with three counts of sacrilege and six counts of breach of order of suspended sentence.
He is alleged to have unlawfully entered three temples and stolen religious statues, which were later found damaged.
The accused is expected to appear at a special court sitting in the Ba Magistrates Court today.
The man from Varavu, Ba, broke into a temple in Rarawai on 5th November and stolen a religious statue.
The statue was later found in pieces in a nearby creek.
