Aman Ravindra Singh has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for contempt of court.
The Suva High Court has issued a bench warrant as Singh did not appear in court this afternoon.
Singh is convicted for defaming Voreqe Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
He falsely claimed on his Facebook account that Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum had orchestrated temple break-ins.
Singh was ordered to pay Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum $60,000 each within 30 days from July 24th 2020.
He was to also post an apology on his Facebook page and in all local daily newspapers and remove the article from his Facebook page.
Singh was also ordered to pay both $8,000 as costs for the case.
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