8 Corrections Officers charged in relation to the death of an inmate to take their plea in November

The 8 Corrections Officers charged in relation to the assault and death of Seremaia Naidole Momo, a serving prisoner in 2019 will take their plea on the 25th of November.

Joji Raqamate, Isei Rakaso, Pita Raikoso, Josefa Boletakibureta, Waisea Sadranu, Josefa Satini, Nemani Vasuvulagi and Apisai Naqamu are facing the charges.

41-year-old Rakaso, 24-year-old Raikosi and 23-year-old Boletakibureta are charged with assault causing actual bodily harm for allegedly assaulting Momo inside the bathroom of the cell block at Naboro Minimum Corrections Centre.

42-year-old Sadranu and 35-year-old Satini are separately charged with acts intended to cause grievous harm for allegedly continuously punching Momo several times inside the Chief Operations Office of the Naboro Minimum Corrections Centre.

35-year-old Raqamate, Sadranu, Ledua Tikoigau, Rakaso, 28-year-old Vasuvulagi, Satini, Raikoso and 50-year-old Naiqamu are charged with acts intended to cause grievous harm for allegedly punching and kicking Momo several times inside the Chief Operations Office of the Naboro Minimum Corrections Centre.

Rakaso is also charged with complicity in the suicide of another for allegedly procuring the suicide of Momo.

The alleged incidents took place on the 20th of February in 2019.

10 officers were charged however it was earlier revealed in court that Lemeki Koroi has passed away while Ledua Tikoigau has left the country.

The charges against Koroi has been withdrawn by the prosecutor.