The military prosecutor, Major Kitione Tuinaosara, answered that it must not be forgotten that mutiny was a very serious offence and carried serious discipline.
Mills, Koroitavalena, Tawake, Waqatairewa, Qicatabua and Sokiveta were all sentenced to a one-year prison term; as junior non-commissioned officers, their responsibility for the mutiny was limited, Kurusiga said.