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RABUKA'S Proposed PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE: "All Chiefs and No Indians". His proposed party treasurer JOSEVA LEANO was dismissed by FIRCA in 2007 after very serious allegations of Misconduct and ABUSE of OFFICE

24/8/2021

 
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The proposed People's Alliance party symbol depicts a white dove on a maroon and dark blue background. The following office holders were listed by the proposed The People’s Alliance:
Party Leader – Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka
President – Ratu Vuniyani Navuniuci
Vice President – Nauludole Mataitini
General Secretary – Sakiasi Raisevu Ditoka  
Treasurer – Joseva Namisi Leano

TAXGATE: JOSEVA LEANO had hit the national headlines in 2008 when the Fiji media zeroed in on Bainimarama's former Interim Finance Minister and FIRCA line-manager MAHENDRA CHAUDHRY's tax affairs. He met Bainimarama with a few scraps of Chaudhry's tax records and reported Chaudhry to the then Police Commissioner Esala Teleni. On 8 February 2008, the late and former Fiji Sun publisher Russell Hunter had written to our Founding Editor-in-Chief: 

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Now I find more. There's a copy of a complaint to the police dated August 16, 2007 (a day after your original story, I think) that the daaku [Mahendra Chaudhry] should be investigated for tax evasion. This came from one Lepani Rabo, chief auditor, Risk and Compliance Division in FIRCA. No action was taken by the police on that complaint. Also there's a personal statement from Joseva Leano detailing his dismissal. Serious stuff. I'd better get this [Chaudhry's tax] file on the way to you as I've just been told FIRCA  and daaku are fuming."

The same day, our Founding Editor-in-Chief contacted one of many DEEP THROATS inside FIRCA, and the person updated us on Leano and Rabo on 9 February 2008:


"Attached is soft copy of Leano investigation report (52 pages long)- hard copy was in a packet of docs I mailed to you yesterday. Leano and Rabo were two of the most corrupt managers in FIRCA that Parmod Archary and I mananged to get rid of. Leano had for many years been an enemy of Arvin Datt. When Arvin was appointed to the Board Leano knew he was in trouble and tried every trick to get Arvin and Daaku. He did not have an agenda against Daaku before this but Arvin's connection with Daaku prompted Leano to start stirring up the Daaku tax investigation angle. Rabo was Leano's sidekick and partner in crime. Arvin suspended Leano on 8 August 2007 and Rabo a few weeks later. In their last days when they knew the writing was on the wall Leano wrote to the Australia Tax Office requesting further information about Daaku's bank accounts and assets. Only Leano and Rabo knew about the letter. In early December 2007 the ATO [Australian Tax Office] replied directly to CEO Jitoko Tikolevu ( a 4 month lag in reply is not unusual). That was the first I came to know about the letter. Jitoko told Arvin about it who blew his top and wanted to know who in FIRCA had written to the ATO. Madhu [Sudhan] and I checked into it and found that no one then working in FIRCA had written the letter. When we were able to trace it back to Leano and Rabo which calmed Arvin down. The ATO response of course was not seen by myself or Madhu. I guess it has joined the original Daaku tax avoidance file in whatever bottomless pit it now resides in.
 Rabo's complaint to the police must have been, I guess, part of the Leano-Rabo anti-Daaku campaign, which was not really concerned about Daaku being a tax avoider but another way to attack Arvin."
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HANDS UP: Let us see if Mahendra Chaudhry will object to Joseva Leano

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Fijileaks: We will publish in FULL the LEANO REPORT

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