Tourist thief denied lighter sentence

The Fiji Times, 16 May 2017 – A MAN who stole more than $10,000 from two guests as they slept in a hotel room in Nadi will remain in prison for at least a year before he is released.

The High Court in Lautoka yesterday dismissed Alifereti Turabeci’s appeal for a lighter sentence and upheld an earlier order of the Magistrates Court that he serve an 18months prison term for the crime ? and not be eligible for parole until  he served one year of the sentence imposed. Read more…