ONE walked away a free man yesterday while another offered to serve a life sentence if the High Court in Lautoka set free the other 13 accused in the Ra sedition case.
As the month-long Ra sedition trial came to an end, Tui Nalawa Ratu Epeli Niudamu was handed a suspended sentence of two years while the remaining 14 accused were each handed partial sentences that ranged from 18 months to three years.
Ulaiyasi Rabua Tuivomo, however, caught everyone off guard when he addressed Justice Aruna Aluthge that he serve all sentences meted out to the other 13 accused.
“I want to request this honourable court if it is possible if all the accused could be released and I could go to jail for life,” he said.
“If it’s not possible then I will respect the decision of the court.”
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