CHIEF MAGISTRATE TO COURT JESTER: Usaia Ratuvili rules that former Fijian Holdings Ltd CEO NOUZAB FAREED has case to answer but HE can give evidence in camera. Now, we read he is facing only ONE count?

CASE TO ANSWER: Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili has ruled that the former senior executive of a publicly listed company has a case to answer to. Despite the accused maintaining a not guilty plea, the Chief Magistrate found that there is a case sufficient to put the accused to his defence.The Magistrate says the question of the credibility of the witnesses specifically whether they were evasive or selective in their recall of the facts, the issue of the delay, and motivation for the complainant will all be addressed at the end of the trial when all the evidence is before the court. The former senior executive, charged with one count of indecent assault, is currently giving evidence in closed court. SOURCE: FBC News, 23 March 2021

HIDING BEHIND CAMERA TO GIVE HIS EVIDENCE: In July 2018, he was VERY HAPPY TO TELL ALL ABOUT HIS FHL CEO APPOINTMENT. He is INNOCENT until proven guilty but Ratuvili is setting dangerous precedent

From Fijileaks Archive, 14 February 2016