Four men charged in relation to an incident where Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald received superficial wounds while trying to stop a robbery at the Distill outlet in Flagstaff last Thursday have been remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court.
Jeke Vakararawa, Tevita Qaqanivalu, Seremaia Mudura and Mosese Tarau have been charged with six counts of aggravated robbery, one count of theft of a motor vehicle and one count of the act with intent to cause grievous harm.
They are all unemployed and in their 20s.
The court heard that the accused have other nine pending cases which the police are still investigating.
The court ordered that the four be taken to the CWM Hospital today for a medical checkup as the Legal Aid Commission lawyer representing the accused persons has claimed that they received injuries during their arrest.
The case will be called again on Wednesday where it will be decided whether the accused will be remanded in Korovou Prison or Central Police Station.
Meanwhile, police are still hunting for the fifth suspect Uate Baleiono in relation to this incident.
Members of the public have been urged to assist in locating Baleiono.
Chief of Intelligence and Investigations ACP Henry Brown said five masked men who were armed entered the Distill outlet in Flagstaff and threatened the staff on Thursday night.
ACP Brown added that Commissioner Groenewald who was at the scene stepped forward and said that he is the Commissioner of Police and asked the robbers to stop what they were doing.
He got injured in the process.
The robbers fled in a taxi.
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