52-year-old military officer Jese Navunicagi Bauli charged with one count of serious assault, one count of resisting arrest, one count of refusing to take a breathalyzer test, one count of dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm and one count of failing to stop when asked by a police officer, has appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court.
Bauli has been released on strict bail conditions and asked not to interfere with police witnesses and not to re-offend.
The case will be called again on the 27th of February.
It is alleged that the man who was driving a private car, was smelling of alcohol and refused to go through the breathalyzer test at McGregor Road at 3am yesterday.
He said that he was a driver at the Prime Minister's Office.
People who witnessed the incident say that he continued to refuse to undergo the test and allegedly punched one of the officers.
He then allegedly drove off while the second officer had put a hand in the car to take the key out.
The second police officer was dragged by the car for about 10 metres.
The officers and some members of the public then gave chase and the man allegedly drove into the Prime Minister's residence at Ratu Sukuna Road.
It is alleged that the police officers tried to arrest the man however he had already driven into the premises.
The two police officers lodged an official complaint at Totogo Police Station.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed to Fijivillage that he was only made aware of the incident regarding the driver from the Prime Minister's Office at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning and he called the driver immediately to present himself to the Police.
Bainimarama says the driver had come to the gates of his official residence after 3am yesterday and the guard at the gate had not allowed him in.
However, when the man continued to insist that he needed to drive his private car in, the guard allowed him in.
The police officers had then come to the gate at about 3.30am, however, Police could not take him in.
