Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho's lawyer Devanesh Sharma has informed the court that they will be filing preliminary applications with regards to the matter where Acting Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku filed an appeal against Bainimarama and Qiliho's acquittal.
The matter was called before High Court Judge Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu this morning where Sharma informed the court that they have some issues they will raise with regards to Rabuku being Qiliho's lawyer while he was being questioned.
He says it is a technical and constitutional issue.
The matter will now be called before Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo on the 4th of December.
Bainimarama was charged with one count of attempt to pervert the course of justice while Qiliho was charged with one count of abuse of office.
They were found not guilty and acquitted accordingly by the Suva Magistrates Court last month.
