Mitigation submissions filed for 6 involved in BSP robbery

The six men who are convicted for the Bank of South Pacific robbery at Samabula three years ago appeared before High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo this morning.

They are Tevita Sugu, Solomoni Qurai, Josaia Usumaki, Epeli Qaraniqio, Deshwar Dutt and Kunal Prasad.

Usumaki and Prasad have been convicted for aggravated robbery while the other four, Sugu, Qurai, Qaraniqio and Dutt were convicted for receiving stolen property.

Defense Counsels for the six men filed their mitigation submissions this morning.

The case has been adjourned to the 20th of April for sentencing.

Meanwhile, out of the six men, five of them are also facing charges relating to a robbery at the Peninsula Hotel in Suva in 2012.