Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Bainimarama was initially spared jail in the case during sentencing last month, before an appeal by the country's director of public prosecutions. The former military chief led the country for 16 years after initially coming to power in a coup Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail – reports ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/former-fiji-pm-frank-bainimarama-sentenced-jail-ntwnfb Follow the Australia news live blog for the latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/australian-news-live/latest?CMP=gdnaus_yt Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://theguardian.com/au Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia Twitter ► https://twitter.com/GuardianAus TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #fiji #politics #guardianaustralia