"As Minister for Finance, BIMAN PRASAD is entrusted not only with the national budget and economic policy, but with the trust of every Fijian household and business. Even in the absence of a criminal charge (the sacked FICAC Commissioner had prematurely and controversially closed his 'FICAC FILE'), his continued presence in Cabinet while under a cloud of credible suspicion undermines: |  |
COMING SOON: In the last two weeks we stumbled upon incontrovertible evidence that the 'Ponga Professor' Biman Prasad lied about the total value of his shares in the first statutory declaration in July 2014, a lies he continued. Prasad did not even declare that he was one of two Directors at Lotus Fiji, while he was signing secret loan deal with ANZ Bank to build 28 villas in Nadi. He must be SACKED as Finance Minister of Fiji.
*In his July 2014 statutory declaration, as NFP leader and party's election candidate, he claimed (we found out) that he held 5% shares in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd as one of two directors.
*We wonder if his lawyer RICHARD NAIDU and Prasad's Australian KC Martin Daubney were aware of Prasad's dark secret deals at Lotus (Fiji)?
*Prasad was gifted the shares by his cousin and co-director Sunil Chand. According to our research, based on Valuation Report, ANZ Bank loan of $1.5million and other documents that Prasad signed, the company was worth $4.2million in 2014. Prasad merely stated that he held shares in a company worth $85,000.
*Prasad's 5% stake in Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd was worth $210,000
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF FIJI
Prime Minister, Act Now to Protect Public Trust
To:
The Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka
Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji
Dear Prime Minister,
Our Beloved Fiji deserves — and expects — a government that does not wait for criminal convictions before acting decisively to uphold integrity in public office. Allegations of financial misconduct at the highest levels of Cabinet threaten not just the reputation of your administration, but the confidence of every Fijian in the institutions that manage our economy, public finances, and development future.
A Question of Leadership, Not Just Law
Under Section 96(2) of our Constitution, the Minister for Finance serves at your pleasure, Prime Minister. You do not need a court order or criminal charge to remove a Minister whose continued presence in Cabinet undermines public trust.
In the face of credible allegations:
- Delay invites public suspicion.
- Inaction signals tolerance.
- Silence becomes complicity.
Public Trust Must Come First
We remind you of the principles enshrined in Chapter 5 of the Constitution — the Leadership and Integrity Code — which demands honesty, transparency, and accountability from all public officials, especially those entrusted with managing the nation's resources.
The Finance Ministry is not just any portfolio. It is the engine room of national development, foreign investment, and economic confidence. Any stain on its leadership taints the entire government’s credibility.
Our Call
We therefore respectfully and urgently call on you to immediately remove the Minister for Finance Minister BIMAN PRASAD from office and deliver him to FICAC so that they can charge him with the ten counts he was facing, and any other new charges that might arise out of our recent in-depth investigations into his directorship of Lotus Construction (Fiji) Ltd.
Lead with Integrity
Prime Minister, this is a test of leadership. Your government must rise above the politics of protection and act in the best interest of Fiji’s constitutional values and the public good.
The time to act is now.
Yours sincerely
Fijileaks Founding Editor-in-Chief
The President's LETTER sacking FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali
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BANKED on ANZ Bank (Fiji) for $1.5m to build 28 villas and slams ANZ Bank's International Economist Kishti Sen's inflation projection for 2023
