Sedition charges against Waisale Daganayasi, Usaia Koroi and Eroni Takape have been withdrawn after the State made an application today.
The State also informed the court that immunity has been granted to Daganayasi, Koroi and Takape and that police statements will be obtained from them soon and disclosed to the Defence before the trial proper begins.
Daganayasi, Koroi and Takape will be called as prosecution witnesses for the trial.
The three were charged along with Mosese Bulitavu and Jagath Karunaratne in relation to writing seditious comments at various places within Suva in 2011
Meanwhile, Bulitavu’s application for bail variation to leave the country next month has been refused by the Magistrates Court.
The State then made an application to amend the charges against Karunaratne and Bulitavu.
The matter has been adjourned to this Wednesday for the ruling.
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