The former proposed candidate of the National Federation Party who is now facing one count of rape, will spend further time in remand.
The 66-year-old man who could barely walk, applied for bail through his lawyer, Nancy Choo in the Nasinu Magistrates Court.
Choo said that her client has broken ribs.
The prosecution strongly objected to bail, saying that the offence is serious and the accused may interfere with the witnesses and the complainant.
Magistrate Sufia Hamza denied the bail application and ordered that the accused be taken to CWM Hospital for proper medical examination.
It is alleged that the man raped his 53-year-old sister-in-law in Nasinu last Thursday night.
Police say it is alleged that the man approached the woman if he could spend the night at her Nasinu home as he was too tired after a wedding and could not go back home.
The man allegedly started knocking on the woman’s bedroom door in the middle of the night and then forcefully got into the room. He then allegedly raped the woman.
Police say the woman managed to free herself and then locked herself up in the bathroom.
Police were then called to the house.
The case has been adjourned to next Friday.
He will appear in the Suva High Court.
