LEGAL HOUND DOGS: We are disgusted and disappointed that our country has been captured by a thoroughly unscrupulous trio of Richard Naidu, Graham Leung, and Wylie Clarke, the president of the Fiji Law Society and a former president of the Fiji-Australia Business Council.*As we have pointed out previously, a man who claims that he was a former Professor of Economics (and is being referred to as 'Professor') at USP, hid his land details by simply stating CTs. It took us months of pain-staking research to track down all his land ownership, including CT 36435."The National Federation Party will celebrate its 60th anniversary and hold its annual conference and general meeting in Rakiraki this year. Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad made the announcement at the Rakiraki branch AGM on Sunday. “This is the place the National Federation Party was born 60 years ago,” he told about 150 people present at the meeting. “All of you remember our founder, Shri Tataiyaji, and that is why I can inform all of you that our 60th anniversary celebrations will take place in Rakiraki.From Fijivillage News, 5 November 2024 *According to the Writ of Summons filed in court by Bainimarama's lawyers, they claim his annual salary was $328,750 and according to the Parliamentary Remunerations Act, his pension and gratuity is supposed to be 75 percent of his annual salary which is $246,562.50. Bainimarama opted for a gratuity or a lump sum payment. According to the summons, they claim his pension was reduced to $184,921.87. The summons state that the Government made a payment of $433,286.75 to Bainimarama, allegedly leaving a shortfall of $337,211.12. It claims Bainimarama should have received a monthly pension payment of $7,112.12. In the response filed by the Office of the Attorney General, they deny the amounts provided as Bainimarama was only entitled to 80 percent of the salary provided in the Parliamentary Remunerations Act 2014, that is, $263,000, when he retired as the Prime Minister. From Fijileaks Archives"Hanumanji or also known as Bajrang Bali, a devotee of Lord Rama, uses his intelligence and resourcefulness to uncover the truth about Ravana's evil deeds. Similarly, our investigators dig deep into the muddy waters of corruption, determined to bring the perpetrators to justice." |
*In parachuting Barbara Malimali in as the new FICAC Commissioner, Leung, with the assistance of the President of the Fiji Law Society Wylie Clarke (who whisked Malimali away from the clutches of FICAC investigating officers), has turned FICAC into the new ANIMAL FARM. |
*Regarding Malimali's appointment while she herself was under FICAC investigation, we repeat what we told Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and copied it to new Attorney-General Graham Leung:
'Its like appointing a paedophile suspect in charge of childrens nursey'.
Fijileaks to FICAC and Attorney-General GRAHAM LEUNG
Count One
Statement of Offence
PROVIDING FALSE DECLARATION OF ASSETS, INCOME AND LIABILITIES: Contrary to section 24(1A) and 24(5) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act No. 4 of 2013.
Particulars of the Offence
BIMAN CHAND PRASAD between 01 January 2015 and 31 December 2015, at Suva in the Central Division, as the Leader of a registered Political Party, namely the National Federation Party, provided a false declaration of assets and liabilities to the Supervisor of Elections by failing declare and provide information, namely that BIMAN CHAND PRASAD was a company Director in Platinum Resorts & Hotels Limited, a limited liability company duly registered with the Registrar of Companies in Fiji contrary to sections 24(1A) and 24(5) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act 2013.
Count Two
Statement of Offence
PROVIDING FALSE DECLARATION OF ASSETS, INCOME AND LIABILITIES: Contrary to section 24(1A) and 24(5) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act No. 4 of 2013.
Particulars of the Offence
BIMAN CHAND PRASAD between 01 January 2016 and 31 December 2016, at Suva in the Central Division, as the Leader of a registered Political Party namely the National Federation Party, provided a false declaration of assets and liabilities to the Supervisor of Elections by failing to declare and provide information namely that BIMAN CHAND PRASAD was a company Director in Platinum Resorts & Hotels Limited, a limited liability company duly registered with the Registrar of Companies in Fiji contrary to sections 24(1A) and 24(5) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act 2013
Statement of Offence ATTEMPTED TO PERVERT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE: Contrary to section 190 (e) of the Crimes Act 2009 Particulars of Offence JOSAIA VOREQE BAINIMARAMA sometime between July 2020 and September 2020 at Suva in the Central Division, attempted to pervert the course of justice by telling Sitiveni Tukaituraga Qiliho, the Commissioner of Police of the Republic of Fiji to stay away from the USP investigations that was reported under CID/HQ PEP 12/07/2019. |
"It was not right for you to tell the second respondent [Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho] to stay away from investigating the alleged mismanagement of taxpayer’s fund at the University of the South Pacific by top senior officials, who appear to be citizens of Fiji. The second respondent was the Commissioner of Police. The second respondent’s brief as Police Commissioner was guided by section 5 of the Police Act 1965. It was mandatory for the second respondent to prevent and detect crimes and enforce the criminal law of the Republic of Fiji. The police were investigating the USP mismanagement of funds at the time.
The police had sought the Director of Public Prosecution’s assistance. He had recommended the caution interview of the suspects. By telling the second respondent to stay away from the USP investigation, you have in a sense effectively sabotaged the police investigation. To this day, the investigation had not been completed. Your action was inconsistent with the oath of your office.
Breach of the Public’s Trust. At the material time, the second respondent was the Commissioner of Police of the Republic of Fiji. By virtue of section 129 (3) of the Constitution, he commands the Fiji Police Force and is responsible for its administration, organization, deployment and its control, and in those matters, he is not subject to anyone’s control. He is the top police officer and it is his task to lead the police maintain law and order. By virtue of section 5 of the Police Act 1965, he leads the police in preserving the peace, protecting life and property, prevent and detect crime and to enforce the criminal law of this country. However, when he, on 15 July 2020, at Suva in the Central Division, directed the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department Serupepeli Neiko and Inspector Reshmi Dass to stop investigations into the police complaint involving CID/HQ PEP 12/07/2019, he was certainly abusing his office, which was an arbitrary act, prejudicial to the rights of USP. What he did was a direct violation of section 5 of the Police Act 1965 and as such, was a breach of the public trust in him.
(ii) By acceding to the first respondent’s request to stay away from the USP investigations reported in CID/HQ PEP 12/07/2019, the second respondent violated his constitutional independence as guaranteed by section 129 (5) of the 2013 Constitution.
In sentencing you [Bainimarama}, I am guided by section 4 (1) of the Sentencing and Penalties Act 2009, that is, to punish you in a manner which is just in all the circumstances; to protect the community; to deter others from committing similar offences and to signify that the court and community denounce what you did in Count No. 1. I start with a sentence of 6 months imprisonment. For the aggravating factor, I add 2 ½ years making a total of 3 years imprisonment. For all the mitigating factors, I deduct 2 years, leaving a balance of 1 year imprisonment. On Count No. 1, I sentence you to 1 year imprisonment.
*On the morning of Wednesday, 4th September 2024, as acting Deputy Commissioner, Francis Puleiwai had, after receiving legal advice, sanctioned that Biman Chand Prasad should be arrested and charged the following day (Thursday, 5 September) for multiple statutory declaration breaches under the Political Parties Act 2013. She was exercising her legal powers so the new FICAC Commissioner, Barbara Malimali, had no retrospective power to interfere or review the decision that was legally made to charge the Coalition government's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Prasad.
*BIMAN PRASAD must be arrested and charged for failing to declare in his 2014 statutory declaration that his wife Rajni Kaushal Chand jointly owned two houses with him, that he had a 5% share in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd, that he was co-director of Lotus (Fiji) and that he bought two villa units off-the-plan (12 March 2014) from his cousin Sunil Chand before the two formed Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd on 15 March 2014. |
*He must be arrested and charged for further lies and falsifications in his 2015 statutory declarations, including hiding from the voters and the general public that he was a Director of Lotus Tours & Transfers, a subsidiary company of Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd.
*Barbara Malimali, Graham Leung, FLP society president Wylie Clarke and acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo should also be investigated whether they perverted the cause of justice on that infamous afternoon - 5 September 2024 at FICAC.
*After all, Temo has jailed Frank Bainimarma for attempting to stop the investigation into the graft at USP. VC Pal Ahluwalia was one of the Police complainants.
*FICAC was also planning to charge BIMAN PRASAD for failing to declare that his wife Rajni Chand was a co-trustee of Global Girmit Centre with Ganesh Chand and Hirdesh Sharma.
*Prasad gave GGC, without tender, $200,000 to host the Global Girmit Conference at USP where his wife is a lecturer. VC Pal Ahluwalia was the keynote guest speaker. He has declined to reveal if the USP charged GCI for hosting the international conference.
*Meanwhile, we reveal more charges that Biman Prasad must face arising out of his 2015 Statutory Declaration under the Political Parties Act relating to Lotus Tours & Transfers.
*The NFP leader Biman Prasad failed to reveal his Directorship in Lotus Tours and Transfers (LTT). He failed to declare his proper shares in LTT.
*Documentary evidence reveal he was heavily involved in LTT but deliberately chose NOT to reveal his links in the 2015 Declaration.
*As we have established, Biman Prasad was NOT only a Shareholder but DIRECTOR of Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd and Lotus Tours & Transfers.
He blatantly lied in his 2015 Statutory Declaration and he must be CHARGED, for like all other party leaders, he was required by law to truthfully and completely declare all his shares and directorship.
*We produce below evidence for FICAC to arrest and charge Prasad.
*He signed the 2015 statutory declaration on 28 January 2016 and documents reveal he was heavily involved with Lotus Tours since 2015.
*Incontrovertible evidence that he was aware of Lotus Tours & Transfers
Conflict of Interest: The Valuation Report for Lotus Tours and Transfers Ltd is clearly addressed to Krishil Kumar at [email protected].
*Krishil Kumar was CREDIT OFFICER at the HFC Bank.
*With his two uncles, he was also Director of Lotus Tours & Transfers
*In its '2016 Lotus Tours & Transfers Ltd Business Proposal', the company was seeking for refinance of existing debts and additional funding for purchase of fleet for operation of car rental business from HFC Bank. The total debt subsequent to successful refinance and additional funding sought was stated at $802,500.
*The total funding, the 'Business Proposal' claimed would be secured against the following securities to be pledged by the company and the Directors (Prasad, Chand and Kumar) as follows:
* 1st Registered Mortgage Debenture
*First Registered Mortgage over Residential Property comprised in Crown Lease 12167, being Lot 25 on SO 1878, situated at Bulai Rd, Laucala Beach Estate, Suva, with current market valuation of $400,000.
*First registered mortgage given by Biman Chand Prasad over residential property comprised in Certificate of Title 27032, being Lot 9 on DP 5799, situated at Matasawalevu, Dreketi, with current market valuation of $60,000.
*First registered mortgage over vacant land comprised in Certificate of Title 42203, being 2 on DP 9474, situated at Naidiri Bay Road, Malomalo, Nadi, with current market valuation of $65,000.
* First registered Bill of Sale over 17 second-hand motor vehicles with estimated current market value of $437,000 (Motor vehicle details to be provided in due course).
*Unlimited guarantee from Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd
*Unlimited Guarantee from Directors.
*COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET: He only began to mention the shares on becoming Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in Sitiveni Rabuka's Coalition government, 'Shares in Business/Companies - one third share in one and 50% share in another'.
NEXT: We will examine the fraud and falsifications in his 2016 Declaration
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