About 100 people celebrate with Bainimarama and Qiliho outside court

There was cheering and applause as former Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho came out of court after Bainimarama was granted absolute discharge and Qiliho was fined $1,500 without registering conviction by Magistrate Seini Puamau.

About 100 people were outside the Suva courthouse.

Bainimarama wished Happy Easter to many of the waiting supporters before leaving with his family.

Qiliho came out smiling, hugged a few people in the carpark area and walked away.

While greeting his supporters on his way into court, Bainimarama pointed at the Police officers that were present at court and called out, “there are too many officers present, you need to go look for drugs.”