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CONVICTED LAWYER Chairman of Prasad's Fiscal Review COMMITTEE. Richard Naidu is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of bringing judiciary into disrepute. Shocking appointment but in Fiji, 'Law is an Ass'

7/3/2023

 
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Fijileaks: The judge who convicted Naidu has FLED Fiji and we are in the dark when the Suva lawyer will now be sentenced. He was going to call FIVE witnesses to mitigate on his behalf.
​*We have nothing personal against Naidu but it is shocking, in fact, deplorable, that someone who could even be sent to PRISON, has been appointed by Prasad (himself facing a judicial review challenge from Mrs Ari Taniguchi for DDP deciding not to prosecute him) to chair the Fiscal Review Committee that has been tasked to develop appropriate expenditures, revenue, and taxation for the country.
The Committee has 14 members:
•(Chair) Richard Naidu– Commercial and taxation lawyer and a partner of the law firm of Munro Leys
•(Deputy Chair) Lisa Apted – partner of KPMG Fiji, chartered accountant and tax professional (sister of Jon Apted who is partner, Munro Leys)
•Reaaz Ali – company Director and entrepreneur from Nadi
•Vani Catanisiga – Co-ordinator of the Fiji Council of Social Services
•Edwin Chand – a company director and businessman from Labasa
•Neelesh Gounder – Economist and Deputy Head of School (Research) at the School of Accounting, Finance and Economics at The University of the South Pacific
•Matelita Katamotu – a business adviser and eco-tourism entrepreneur in Namosi
•Fantasha Lockington – Executive Director of Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association
•Kirti Patel – Librarian and community activist from Lautoka
•Pradeep Patel – Partner of BDO Fiji, a chartered accountant and tax professional
•Naibuka Saune – Chief Executive of Merchant Finance Limited
•Viliame Takayawa – A company Director and member of the SODELPA Management Board
•Barry Whiteside – A company Director and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji
•Mereia Volavola – A business consultant and former chief executive of the Capital Markets Development Authority. 
*Most are welcome appointments but we also have NFP lackey and USP economist Goundar, the librarian and failed NFP candidate Kirti Patel (141 Votes), Labasa businessman Edwin Chand, son of failed NFP candidate Pramod Chand.
Welcome to Prasad's new Fiji, Oops, Khaiyum's 'Old Crony Fiji' 
Missing Industries: No one from Agriculture, Mining, Timber, Aviation, Education, Building, Shipping, Aviation and Oil industries. Prasad, the so-called 'Smart KaiIndia' Finance Minister, should have examined which major industries contribute to taxes, and he should also have asked FRCA to provide him a list first of high tax paying industries. It seems the new 'Smart KaiIndia' doesn't understand corporate Fiji. What about his NFP political chamcha and the real monetary economist WADAN NARSEY? He is missing from the list.

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What a JOKE. Here is the failed NFP candidate Kirti Patel: 141 VOTES

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Pradeep Patel – Partner of BDO Fiji, a chartered accountant and tax professional.
Fijileaks: Our Founding Editor-in-Chief first encountered PRADEEP PATEL in 2008 when he (our Editor) exposed that Coupist Bainimarama's Interim Finance Minister and line manager of FRCA, Mahendra Chaudhry, was hiding $2million from the Fijian taxpayers in Sydney bank account. 
NALIN PATEL  and PRADEEP PATEL, as partners in the firm of G. Lal & Co, now trading under the franchise name BDO & Associates of Level 10 FNPF Place, 343 Victoria Parade, Suva, were representing Chaudhry and dealing with FRCA regarding the $2million.
​We will reveal full details later but we had reported the brothers to the DPP for further investigation

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Pradeep Patel
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Nalin Patel
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2004: The questionable Harbhajan Lal letter to FIRCA – Forgery or Falsification of Facts?

16 June


FIRCA writes to Mr Chaudhry granting him extension till 15 August 2004 to provide information in relation to investments held overseas

14 August

Nalin Patel of G. Lal & Co writes on behalf of Mr Chaudhry to FIRCA asking for an extension till 15 September. Informs FIRCA that Mr Chaudhry has appointed him as his tax agent and confirms that the information was being completed

18 August

FIRCA grants extension

6 September

Nalin and Pardeep Patel of G. Lal & Co meet FIRCA’s Madhu Sudhan (now working with G.Lal & Co) and state that information would be submitted by 15 September 2004

9 September

Harbhajan Lal of Haryana or someone purporting to be him writes his letter to Mr Chaudhry regarding the funds collected in India

13 September

Nalin Patel writes to FIRCA asking for further extension of time until 15 October 2004

21 September

FIRCA writes to inform no further extension will be granted after 15 October

5 October

FIRCA officials meet with Nalin Patel in Madhu Sudhan’s office to discuss Harbhajan Lal’s letter; seek more substantive evidence to support the letter (see 5 October “Note” for full details)

22 October

FIRCA writes to Nalin Patel regarding the evidence he had on hand at the 5 October meeting

Agree to amend the income tax returns

Refuse to allow tax credits due to lack of documentary evidence


FIRCA still to pursue the source of funds

Document (Harbhajan Lal letter) explaining source of funds insufficient for FIRCA purposes


10 November

Mr Chaudhry pays $86,069.62.

In 2008 Victor Lal wrote to Nalin Patel before publishing his findings on 24 February 2008 but Mr Patel never acknowledged or replied to a series of questions sent to him.

​On 20 August 2012 Victor Lal wrote to Nalin Patel asking the following questions


Dear Nalin

Bula.

Did You/Pradeep read the contents of Harbhajan Lal's letter dated 9 September 2004, which is in direct contrast to the evidence you were presenting to FIRCA on his [Mr Chaudhry’s] behalf?


When was the first time you came into possession of Harbhajan Lal's letter?

From all the correspondence to FIRCA there are so many inconsistencies - the letter was written on 9 September and you chaps were still asking for extension on the 15 September.

Please note that I am not blaming you for anything but I need to ascertain certain facts

Warm regards

Victor Lal

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
Victor Lal

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