*In April 2025, Malimali and Fotofili closed Prasad's case, citing that he was not required to declare his superannuation and that he had declared his shares and had confirmed not receiving any dividends from Lotus (Fiji) and Lotus Tours and Travel, a separate entity associated with Prasad. (Editor: Malimali and Fotofili had based their decision to close the Biman File after assessing the two complaints that were filed by Alex Forwood, Sydney, Australia). The two chose to ignore Fijileaks complaints filed with scores of supporting documents, including that Biman Prasad did not disclose that his wife was a TRUSTEE of the Global Girmit Institute. Under the Act, Prasad was required to declare that his wife Dr Rajni Kaushal Chand of USP held a position such as a trustee in any organisation - Global Girmit Institute.
*In one of the most outlandish legal twists, Prasad's lawyer and NFP stalwart Richard Naidu, through an Australian KC, tried to argue with FICAC that as party leader their client did not have to declare an iota of information in the statutory declaration. Naidu should hand Prasad to FICAC to be charged for prolifically lying as an NFP election candidate in his statutory declarations.
*WHO MUST DECLARE, Richard Naidu: The obligation applies to election candidates nominated by political parties. This requirement is mandatory. As an election candidate for NFP in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 elections, Biman Prasad was legally required to declare his assets, income, liabilities, directorships, shares etc under the Act, specifically under s24.
Prasad did NOT disclose his Platinum Hotels & Resorts directorship. |  |
*DURATION OF DIRECTORSHIP: The Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act 2013 does not specify a minimum duration for which a directorship must be held to warrant disclosure. Therefore, even if he served as director, for example, for only three months, this position should be declared.
*The key consideration is the existence of the directorship during the reporting period, not its length. Failure to disclose such information constitutes non-compliance with the Act. Penalties for non-disclosure can include fines, imprisonment, or both.
*Under the Act, an election candidate is required to disclose the name of any company where he or she has held a directorship, regardless of the duration of tenure in that company. Biman Prasad failed on both counts. In his first declaration on 28 July 2014, he did not disclose that he was co-director with his cousin Sunil Chand nor did he disclose the name of the company - Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd, a company that the two founded on 15 March 2014, and he had been gifted a 5% share by his cousin.
*Sadly, we only found out last year through Prasad's statutory declarations from 2014-2024 that he was no paragon of virtue and truth but a serial political devil in disguise. Shockingly, his statutory declarations (2014-2017) were witnessed and signed by the late Raman Pratap Singh, the lawyer and former President of NFP who resigned in March 2014 as president but unsuccessfully fought the election under Biman Prasad's leadership. Singh passed away on 18 May 2020. RIP. Whenever he got together with Biman Prasad and another Indo-Fijian Cabinet Minister, the late Singh (a friend for nearly four decades) never failed to link up via Viber with our Founding Editor-in-Chief for the three Indo-Fijian politicians to have a 'good chat on Fiji and the Bainimarama-Khaiyum dictatorship that must be removed at next election'. |  RIP, Ram Pratap Singh. Singh resigned as NFP president on 29 March 2014, citing the need for "new blood" and "fresh faces" in the party leadership. He attempted to regain his seat for the NFP at the 2014 election in September, but was not successful. Singh died on 18 May 2020 in Suva.[ |
*PRASAD must RESIGN from Parliament and the Fiji Police must take over the 'Ficac File' and bring him to justice. BIMAN PRASAD and his co-director in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd SUNIL CHAND (50/50 SHARES) held 30% shares each in Platinum Hotels & Resort Ltd that was established by the two and another colleague (held 40% shares) in November 2015 to provide hospitality services, with registered office of PHR at Nacovi, Nadi.
*On 19 January 2016 Prasad and Chand suddenly quit as directors.
*The NFP leader Prasad should have declared his directorship in his 2015 and 2016 declarations, pursuant to section 24 (1) (a) (b) (iv) of the Political Parties Act 2013.
Fijileaks to Fiji Police Commissioner RUSIATE TUDRAVU:
Here are two counts to start with against NFP leader Biman Prasad
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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.
*What is the Police Commissioner waiting for? Here is another precedent from his own case that can be deployed to arrest ad charge Malimali
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The two (Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho) allegedly made unwarranted demands to the then Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu, to terminate the employment of two police officers from the Fiji Police Force. Bainimarama is charged with one count of unwarranted demand made by a public official, while Qiliho is charged with two counts of abuse of office. It is alleged that Bainimarama, between the 21st of May 2021 to the 18th of August 2021 in Suva, being employed as a public official, gave an unwarranted demand to Rusiate Tudravu, to terminate the employment of Sergeant Penieli Ratei and Police Constable Tomasi Naulu from the Fiji Police Force, and if he did not terminate the officers, he was to hand in his resignation. His demand was directly related to Bainimarama’s official capacity as the Prime Minister of Fiji, and was done with the intention of influencing Tudravu, a public official, in the exercise of his official duty as the Acting Commissioner of Police. It is alleged that Qiliho, between the 5th to the 18th of August 2021 in Suva, being employed as the Commissioner of Police, reviewed the disciplinary decision given by Rusiate Tudravu as the Acting Commissioner of Police against Sergeant Penieli Ratei and Police Constable Tomasi Naulu which was five equivalent paid working days, and contrary to this decision terminated the employment of Ratei and Naulu from the Fiji Police Force in the abuse of the authority of his office which was an arbitrary act, prejudicial to the rights of Ratei and Naulu.
*Whatever recommendation COI Report makes, Barbara Malimali must be Arrested and Charged from preventing Biman Prasad's case to proceed
