A voice recording involving suspended Acting Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner Sevuloni Naucukidi and his victim is not the only evidence the prosecution intends to rely on to prove its case.
Mr Naucukidi appeared at the Suva Magistrate’s Court yesterday for a count of criminal intimidation for allegedly threatening a staff member in June of 2025.
Defence lawyer Barbara Malimali said the recording was a violation of her client’s constitutional rights.
The matter has been adjourned straight to trial, commencing on April 1 for two days.
Mr Naucukidi was unaware of the recording until it was posted on Facebook. She argued that her client had no knowledge that the conversation had been recorded without his consent.
She said
Magistrate Shageeth Somaratne said those issues could be raised at the no-case-to-answer stage, particularly in relation to privacy rights.
Prosecutor Sadaf Shameem maintains that any challenge to the admissibility of the recording can properly be raised during the trial
