SUVA (Fiji Village / Pacific Media Watch): Acting Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma has asked the High Court to impose a $500,000 fine on Fiji Times Limited after the newspaper company was found guilty of contempt of court.
Sharma said The Fiji Times committed a similar offence in 2009 where they pleaded guilty and were fined $100,000.
He said this time the company pleaded not guilty but was found guilty by the court.