The High Court in Suva yesterday dismissed a prosecution appeal against the suspended sentence imposed on former schoolteacher Kishore Kumar, who was convicted of making false pornographic claims against Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Lenora Qereqeretabua last year.
Justice Siainiu Fa’alogo Bull dismissed the State’s appeal against sentence yesterday after finding that the sentence was not wrong in principle.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions had appealed against Kumar’s sentence of one year and 10 months’ imprisonment, suspended for five years, arguing it was lenient.
In her analysis, Justice Bull found that there was no error in principle, noting that the magistrate had properly considered factors amounting to special circumstances that justified a suspended sentence.
