Naitasiri High Chief Ratu Inoke Takiveikata’s lawyer Akuila Naco has today made an application in the Fiji Court of Appeal seeking leave to file an additional ground of appeal.
Takiveikata who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Suva High Court in 2011 for inciting the 2000 mutiny at Queen Elizabeth Barracks has filed an appeal against conviction and sentence.
Naco made a verbal submission and asked the court for 14 days to file written submissions.
They will now be challenging on eight grounds.
The DPP lawyer did not object to the application but said they need time to look at the additional ground of appeal.
The matter has been adjourned to the 19th of next month.
The Suva High Court in its sentence had stressed in 2011 that Ratu Inoke is not eligible for parole for a period of eight years and he should not be released until March 2019.
In his judgment, Justice Daniel Gounder said Ratu Inoke will only be released after 4th March 2019 on a license and will be subject of recall to continue serving his life imprisonment if he breaches any conditions of his release.
Ratu Inoke is serving the life sentence concurrently with the 7 year term for the charge of conspiracy to assassinate the Commander of the RFMF and others.
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