The High Court has granted the Attorney General to make an application for an Order of Committal against Rajendra Chaudhry of Auckland, New Zealand for Contempt of Court.
It is alleged that between 3rd September to the 18th of September this year, Chaudhry posted a range of scandalous, defamatory and derogatory comments against the Judiciary and its members on the social networking site Facebook.
The Attorney‑General will now file the Notice of Motion in the High Court seeking the Order of Committal.
In another matter the High Court has granted leave to the Attorney General to make an application for an Order of Committal against Anirudh Sharma of Lajonia, Labasa for Contempt of Court.
Sharma has been charged with posting scandalous, defamatory and derogatory comments against the Presiding Magistrate in the criminal proceeding against one Imran Khan, who was charged for one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs.
Sharma posted the comments to social media site Facebook alongside a snapshot of an article titled “Nasinu businessman appears for drug charge in Labasa which was published in the 30th August 2018 issue of the Fiji Sun.
The Attorney General will now file the Notice of Motion in the High Court seeking the Order of Committal.
