August 11, 2026 — 12:05pm

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An Australian inmate is receiving consular support after he was allegedly punched and dragged across the ground at a Fijian prison. A corrections officer has been charged with assault over the incident.

Security footage circulating on local media shows the Australian prisoner dragged by his pants through the sleeping quarters at the Lautoka Remand Centre in west Fiji, before he is struck and thrown to the ground. The corrections officer then pulls the man to his feet and punches him as two other inmates watch…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU