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"Appan ke log ko!" - Khaiyum waives duty on 8 Mahindra vehicles worth over half a million dollars 'donated' by India for elections; Khaiyum's chums Tappoos sole distributors of 'Mahindras' and 'Kias' - also spotted doing rounds for Fiji First Party!

23/6/2014

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WRAPPED in Secrecy: Did Indian Government 'donate' the eight vehicles or were they bought from Tappoos and shipped to Khaiyum?

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“A diplomatic colleague had dinner with Indian High Commissioner Ajay Singh a few days ago.  Singh, who has made no secret of his support for the interim government's "clean up" effort, described the present Fiji environment as pay-back time...We suggested to Singh at the time of the coup that the Indian Government, the world's biggest democracy, should condemn the RFMF action. Singh argued that many Indo-Fijians were supportive of Bainimarama's efforts.  We suggested that any obvious Indo-Fijian enthusiasm for the RFMF would be playing with fire.  Since then there have been many instances of Indo-Fijians complaining to the RFMF about ethnic-Fijians and of RFMF troops then enforcing street justice with no due process.  To date, nothing has exploded into flame, but there is certainly a danger of "pay back" reversing course with tragic consequences," - US Ambassador Larry Dinger to Washington

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WRAPPED in secrecy: Did Indian Government donate or was it bought off Tappoos and shipped to Khaiyum? Khaiyum, centre, unveils one of eight new Mahindra vehicles while Indian High Commissioner Vinod Kumar, right, applauds as Elections Supervisor Mohammed Saneem looks on at the Elections Office in Suva yesterday.
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The Indian High Commissions are masters in sending secret funds:

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THIS MAN, Vijay Jolly, the convenor, OFBJP (Overseas Friends of BJP), the overseas wing of the present ruling Bhartiya Janta Party, seen below with Mahendra Chaudhry and recently with Khaiyum is the principal suspect linked to Chaudhry's 'Haryana millions'

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Smiling with suspect: Khaiyum is acutely aware that Jolly is implicated in Chaudhry's 'Haryana millions'
PictureJolly with Chaudhry in New Delhi, 2004
An Extract from 60 page criminal complaint filed with CID and DPP:

Perjury probe request in Mahendra Chaudhry’s affidavit before Justice Daniel Goundar in the Fiji High Court and call for other criminal investigations arising out of Mr Chaudhry’s income tax file


By VICTOR LAL and RUSSELL HUNTER, 4 September 2012


After Justice Goundar’s recent judgment Victor Lal wrote to Mr Jolly (28 August and 1 September respectively) and copied it to other Delhi Study Group office bearers, demanding answers from the Group:

Dear Vijay Jolly

Recently the Fiji Hgh Court gave a judgment in the case of Mahendra Chaudhry and the $2million he had kept in his Australian bank account without informing the Inland Revenue Department here in Fjii

In his ruling, Justice Goundar observed the following:

The applicant (Mahendra Chaudhry) has annexed to his affidavit a reference dated 12 October 2004 from an institution called Delhi Study Group, which gives some insight of the original source of the funds the applicant received. The reference reads:

“This is to confirm that funds were collected in New Delhi and other parts of India, including NRI's (Non-Resident Indians) to assist Hon'ble Mahendra Pal Chaudhry, Former Prime Minister of Fiji in 2000-2002.

The funds were intended to solely assist Hon'ble Chaudhry and his family members to establish residence in another country following the political upheaval in Fiji in May 2000, in which his life and those of his family members were threatened by terrorist elements in Fiji.

Hon Chaudhry is very popular and is held in high regard by the people of India. It was the wish to the people of India to provide Hon'ble Chaudhry financial and physical security at a time when he was bravely defending the democratic and human rights of his people. The funds collect were sent to Hon'ble Chaudhry through assistance provided by the government of India between 2000 and 2002.”

(1)  I would be very grateful if you could kindly let me know when the letter was actually written and who signed the above letter on behalf of DSG?

(2)  I know that Mahend was in New Delhi in October 2004 and was seen at a press conference organized by the Delhi Study Group, and you were also present that day

(3)  When did Mahend ask for the above letter?

(4)  Did he tell the DSG what was the purpose of the letter?

(5)  How was the funds transmitted into his Australian bank account?

(6)  And what amount was put into his bank account in Australia?


In October 2004 he had provided a very similar letter to Fiji’s tax authorities by someone called Harbhajan Lal from Haryana – see a copy of the letter dated 9 September 2004 (provided by his delegated accountant Nalin Patel)? It’s an English translation from the original which was written in Hindi.

(1)  Do you know who is Harbhajan Lal of Haryana?

(2)  I wonder if DSG and Harbhajan Lal are talking about the same amounts – nearly $2million?

(3)  Was Harbhajan Lal also part of the DSC?

(4)  Was the DSG letter in English or Hindi?


Like the mysterious Harbhajan Lal in 2008, Mr Jolly (nor the other DSG’s office bearers) have replied to Victor Lal; an Indo-Fijian acquaintance of Mr Jolly even called him at his Delhi home on our behalf but we were informed that Mr Jolly is no longer answering his home or mobile phones regarding the Delhi Study Group letter.

Extract:

Three days earlier, on 17 August 2012, Victor Lal had written to Nalin Patel:

Bula Nalin

You may recall I contacted you regarding Mahendra Chaudhry's tax details. You neither acknowledged nor replied to my set of questions that I had sent you in 2008.

To date, I have not been able to locate Harbhajan Lal in Haryana, and now Justice Goundar's judgment quotes a letter from Delhi Study Group, which was never a part of your exchanges, on behalf Mr Chaudhry, with FIRCA in 2004.

I would be very grateful if you could comment on the attachment, especially with the Prime Minister calling upon accountants to take a more active role in the Constitution making in Fiji.

When did you submit that Harbhajan Lal letter dated 9 September 2004 to FIRCA that year?

Did you have a copy of the Delhi Study Group letter dated 12 October 2004 also but chose to submit the Harbhajan Lal one?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Warm regards

Extract:

5: We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask Mr Chaudhry who transferred the money from India – Delhi Study Group based in New Delhi or Harbahajan Lal in Haryana, India?

6: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to establish whether Mr Chaudhry and Nalin Patel, in presenting to FIRCA the letter from Harbhjan Lal, whose content was materially false [re his enquiring the details of the funds etc] –Chaudhry (and Nalin Patel) committed a criminal offence under Fiji’s tax laws by offering a false document to FIRCA, namely the Harbhajan Lal letter.

7: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the Suva accountancy firm of G. Lal & Co, Mr Chaudhry’s delegated tax agent to deal with FIRCA in 2004, to establish whether it was aware of the inconsistencies in the Harbhajan Lal-Chaudhry correspondence regarding the $2million, and whether the accountancy firm also had in its possession the Delhi Support Group letter dated 12 October 2004.

8: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to establish whether Mr Chaudhry and Nalin Patel submitted Harbhajan Lal’s letter knowing its content was false in material respects to prevent FIRCA from pursuing the original source of the funds in Mr Chaudhry’s Australian bank account. We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask Mr Chaudhry which of the two letters – Harbhajan Lal or Delhi Study Group – is the lie – as they both can’t be genuine. Apart from the false accusations against us in his affidavit, the contents of the Harbhajan Lal letter dated 9 September 2004 does not accord with his bank statements from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia which he offered to FIRCA.

In our humble submission we beg the Director of Prosecutions to call upon the Fiji High Court to waiver the statute of limitation for prima facie there is evidence in the “Harbhajan Lal” letter that Mr Chaudhry obtained a favourable decision from FIRCA (an oversight on the part of FIRCA tax officers) through alleged fraud – the contents of the Harbhajan Lal letter does not square with his Australian bank statements.

Moreover, although we do not have a copy of Mr Chaudhry’s affidavit cited by Jutsice Goundar (despite requests for one from the Director of the Public Prosecutions) we call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to examine the contents of both the Harbhajan Lal and the Delhi Support Group letters.  If there are glaring disparities in the two letters than Mr Chaudhry must be deprived of the statute of limitation for the “fraud”, if any on his part, would be a continuing “fraud” since 2004 when he first offered Harbhajan Lal’s letter and now the Delhi Study Group letter in 2012 to explain away the $2million is his Australian bank account.

Cc:


Justice Anthony Gates, Chief Justice of Fiji

ahctgates@gmail.com

Mr Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

aiyazsk@gmail.com

Mr Christopher Pryde, Director of Public Prosecutions

christopher.pryde@gmail.com

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama

c/o pspmoffice@connect.com.fj

Mr George Langman, Deputy Commissioner, FICAC

c/o info@ficac.org.fj

Madam Nazhat Shameem, Consultant, FICAC

c/o info@lawfiji.com

Ms Elizabeth Yang, FICAC Prosecutor

yang_elizabeth@yahoo.com

http://www.fijileaks.com/home/election-before-justice-chaudhrys-lawyer-anand-singh-wants-fiji-court-of-appeal-to-fast-track-appeal-so-flp-leader-could-fight-election



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ALL THAT SHINES IS NOT THE TRUTH: Another principal suspect iimplicated in Chaudhry's millions. Regime lackey Nalin Patel with Aiyaz Khaiyum. It is obvious why the Director of CID has not acted on Lal and Hunter's criminal complaint filed in September 2012
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scoundrels in politics link
23/6/2014 05:30:43 pm

Politicians in India(MLAs) and Indian Government officials have a notorious reputation for corruption. Corruption is a constant theme in Indian political/public discourse and a recurring theme in Indian films.
It would really be no surprise if Indians were bringing corrupt influence to bear on Fijian politics. That's the way they play politics in India.

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Vijay Kumar
25/6/2014 06:38:58 pm

Very true ... but Modi is there now brother. I have heard he is going to some good things. But why are we worried? As long as they help us like they are helping other nations, so be it!

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Vijay Kumar
23/6/2014 08:28:21 pm

Even though I live in Sydney, I keep tab of all the blogs and Fiji newspapers. One thing - the Guju's are always targeted. This makes me sad. I go to Fiji every year to visit my family and it is thanks to them that we can enjoy some good development in Fiji. I went to Denarau, Jacks have made Port denarau top class. I go to Suva, Tappoos have made the shopping centre like any top shopping centre here. Even Punjas doing lot in fiji as well with the flour mills and also in Lautoka with all the manufacturing. Also, I see that CJ Patel had the guts to buy Rewa Dairy. See, fact is fact, at the end of the day, these companies, they need the Government of the day. Tomorrow if NFP comes, these companies will all support them. If SODELPA comes, they will support them. Why? Because business cant exist without the Government of the day and the Government cant exist without the businesses. My suggestion - stop targeting the companies. Target the Government. Im telling you, if these companies leave, Fiji will be like a bloody African country. No job. Poverty. It will go backwards. Thank you.

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Scammers
25/6/2014 02:42:46 am

Anyone can make Tappoos like shopping centre IF the builder and developer and owner is same; then increase the construction price by millions and have FNPF and loan to pay for it secured by secure renancy to get the rate of return.

Then use inflated construction profit back into business under disguise to good business practice.

Give the same tool to a cane cutter he can also come up with such big business plans also.

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tualeita
23/6/2014 10:04:58 pm

Isn't this a case of a foreign government interfering into the politics of another sovereign nation?

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Vijay Kumar
25/6/2014 06:37:33 pm

TUALIETA - I don't understand your point brother - India is helping Fiji. I think if SODELPA or Labour or NFP asks for help then they will also get. It is normal for large countries like China, India America, Canada to help the smaller countries.

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Family against Family
24/6/2014 01:49:59 am

Vijay Kumar, you make good points but the 2006 has not only divided races and religions but has pitted families on opposite sides.

Victor Lal is related to the Jacks of Fiji by family inter-marriages etc! Fiji should be one big happy family but just look at us - coup is making us fight each other.

Having said that, we must not allow businessmen to take advantage of the coup for the sake of their businesses, with you making excuses on their behalf.

Keep enjoying your visits to Fiji! You are lucky, for you can take the next flight back to Sydney if another coup takes place in our beloved but tortured Fiji.

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Vijay Kumar
24/6/2014 11:44:13 am

RE: Family against Family

inter family conflict is a separate topic. I am talking about the constant criticism of Guju's ... why cant we all just be happy about the millions they putting in the economy? Thanks to them, Fiji is developing. Let us put our efforts against the individuals who are causing the real damage to the country !

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Rajesh
24/6/2014 01:12:32 pm

Scam more scam from regime and Khaiyum the crook.
FICAC/Police what you doing ?.

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Big Brother
25/6/2014 01:53:53 am

Vijay I very much agree with you and you are right when you say business cant survive without government of the day and vise versa.

This time I was surprised to read in BaiKai favorite news paper Fiji sun where one of the Ambassador was full endorsing Tappoos product - pure Fiji.

You are right Vijay - they both need each other like Qarase needed and used Motibhai.

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Vijay Kumar
25/6/2014 06:35:06 pm

Thank you "Big Brother" ... I bought Pure Fiji from Prouds shop at Nadi Airport. I think Pure Fiji belongs to Motibhai. Anyway, whoever it is, it is not the point I want to get into. My point is, lets discuss about the scoundrels and leave the business people who are working hard in Fiji to make it a better place.

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