  |  |
*WHICH LOTUS VILLAS DID RAJNI CHAND BUY?
Sale Agreement Lists Units 7 and 9, Yet Sunil Chand Later Claimed She Purchased Units 9 and 11.
*TIME FOR NEW CHARGES? Undeclared Lotus Directorship, Conflicting Villa Records and the Non-Disclosure of Rajni Chand's Two Units Demand Fresh FICAC, Fiji Police and DPP Action
The documentary record in our possession raises serious questions that cannot simply be ignored.
For four consecutive years - 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017- Biman Chand Prasad did NOT declare his directorship in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd, despite later evidence from his cousin and co-director Sunil Chand identifying them as the company's two directors.
The documents also raise questions regarding the ownership and disclosure of the two villa units acquired by Rajni Kaushal Chand.
Compounding the matter is a significant inconsistency in the documentary trail. The Sale and Purchase Agreement identifies Rajni Chand as purchaser of Units 7 and 9, while Sunil Chand later stated that she purchased Units 9 and 11. That discrepancy demands a full explanation.
The time has come for FICAC, the Fiji Police Force and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to reopen and expand their inquiries into the Lotus affair.
Investigators should examine whether offences may have been committed in relation to the alleged non-disclosure of Prasad's Lotus directorship, the omission of assets and interests from statutory declarations, and the circumstances surrounding the acquisition and ownership of the villa units.
Authorities should also determine whether Rajni Kaushal Chand was an innocent recipient of the units or whether she knowingly participated in any alleged concealment.
That question can only be answered through a thorough investigation of the documentary evidence, financial records, property transactions and witness testimony.
If the evidence establishes that false declarations were knowingly made, or that material interests were deliberately concealed, then the public interest requires more than political explanations. It requires prosecution.
No public official, minister, spouse or business associate should be beyond scrutiny where credible documentary evidence raises questions about compliance with the law.
It also requires Biman Prasad's resignation from Parliament and as NFP LEADER.
For four consecutive years - 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017- Biman Chand Prasad did NOT declare his directorship in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd, despite later evidence from his cousin and co-director Sunil Chand identifying them as the company's two directors.
The documents also raise questions regarding the ownership and disclosure of the two villa units acquired by Rajni Kaushal Chand.
Compounding the matter is a significant inconsistency in the documentary trail. The Sale and Purchase Agreement identifies Rajni Chand as purchaser of Units 7 and 9, while Sunil Chand later stated that she purchased Units 9 and 11. That discrepancy demands a full explanation.
The time has come for FICAC, the Fiji Police Force and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to reopen and expand their inquiries into the Lotus affair.
Investigators should examine whether offences may have been committed in relation to the alleged non-disclosure of Prasad's Lotus directorship, the omission of assets and interests from statutory declarations, and the circumstances surrounding the acquisition and ownership of the villa units.
Authorities should also determine whether Rajni Kaushal Chand was an innocent recipient of the units or whether she knowingly participated in any alleged concealment.
That question can only be answered through a thorough investigation of the documentary evidence, financial records, property transactions and witness testimony.
If the evidence establishes that false declarations were knowingly made, or that material interests were deliberately concealed, then the public interest requires more than political explanations. It requires prosecution.
No public official, minister, spouse or business associate should be beyond scrutiny where credible documentary evidence raises questions about compliance with the law.
It also requires Biman Prasad's resignation from Parliament and as NFP LEADER.
Sunil Chand's Admission and Confusion regarding Rajni Chand's Units
 |  |
"THE MISSING VILLAS: Did Biman Prasad Fail to Tell His Lawyer About Rajni Chand's Two Villa Purchases Before Filing His 2018 Declaration?"
LOTUS, TWO VILLAS, AND A MISSING DISCLOSURE: Biman Prasad Was a 50% Shareholder When Lotus (Fiji) Transferred Two Villas to His Wife. So Why Are They Absent from His 2018 Statutory Declaration?
  |   |
   |   |
Biman Prasad's 'Beer-Guzzling' Drunkard' of "Oxford Street" Meets the Former President of Fiji in London - Bearing a Signed Copy of Fiji: Coups in Paradise - Race, Politics and Military Intervention
