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WHAT ABOUT THE BIG SHARKS?: As FICAC continues to drag before court SODELPA'S Sainiana Radrodro, and now a former MoH employee and a businessman, the former Health Minister Neil Sharma still FREE!

16/9/2015

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SODELPA'S former media spokesperson Sainiana Radrodro fronts Suva Magistrates Court

Former spokesperson of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities, Sainiana Radrodro’s trial will take place in November this year.


Radrodro who is charged with 11 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning.

Magistrate, Waleen George also fixed the pre-trial conference date which will take place on the 15th of next month.

It is alleged that between May 2010 and June 2011 Radrodro obtained financial advantage by falsely stating that the Minister for Works, Transport and Public Utilities had requested $9,560 on more than 11 separate occasions.

Radrodro’s trial will take place from the 9th to the 20th of November. Source: Fijivillage News

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FICAC lays charges against former MoH employee and businessman

A former Ministry of Health employee and a businessman have been charged with corruption-related offences by the Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption.

Semisi Havea, the former Ministry of Health Executive Officer – Central and Eastern Division is charged with one count of Conspiracy to Defraud and three counts of General Dishonesty.

Businessman, Nilson Nilesh Narayan is charged with one count of Conspiracy to Defraud.

The offences allegedly took place between November 2012 and January 2013 relating to the servicing and repairs of government vehicles.

Havea has been released on bail while Narayan is in custody.

A decision on Narayan’s bail application will be known this afternoon. Source: FBC News;

Update:
Bail granted for duo.


Fijileaks: What about the former FijiFirst Party's Minister of Health Neil Sharma and his businessmen associates who stand accused of various crimes in FICAC's two separate investigations? Is it because Aiyaz Khaiyum will have to testify against Neil Sharma, whom he had selected as FFP candidate for the 2014 general election?
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Our preliminary investigations has found that Dr. Neil Sharma, Mr. Vashu Devan and Mr. Arveen Chandra have misled the Acting Prime Minister/ Prime Minister [Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum] and engaged in corrupt conduct in relation to their manipulation of tender process in order to ensure that the tender is awarded to Mr. Vashu Devan’s Company." - FICAC

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Audit and Inspection:            MINISTRY OF HEALTH

To:                                          Deputy Commissioner                  

Conducted By:                        (Fijileaks is withholding the name___________________________


Date:                                       January - March 2012


Fact Sheet

The Corrupt conduct involving manipulation of tender process, release of confidential document after close and evaluation of tender and undisclosed conflict of interest are the key elements of the corrupt conduct.

 

FICAC FINDINGS

1.   Our preliminary investigations has found that Dr. Neil Sharma, Mr. Vashu Devan and Mr. Arveen Chandra have misled the Acting Prime Minister/ Prime Minister [Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum] and engaged in corrupt conduct in relation to their manipulation of tender process in order to ensure that the tender is awarded to Mr. Vashu Devan’s Company.

2.   On or about 19th October, 2011 Honorable Minister knowingly and improperly released confidential tender document to Mr. Vashu Devan (owner of Hospital Engineering and Consultancy Limited “ Hospineer”) which he knew he had no right to have but which he thought might be of benefit to him. The document included summary of price analysis for all the bidders which was prepared by __________ and released by the Minister in the presence of __________

3.   We also found that Honorable Minister colluded and released confidential tender information after the close and evaluation of the bid to Mr. Vashu Devan. Dr. Neil Sharma engaged in corrupt conduct in relation to improper release of confidential tender documentation and when all avenues he resorted to were exhausted in awarding the tender to Mr. Vashu Devan, he recommended awarding tender to Mr. Vashu Devan’s company on application of “Waiver”.

4.   Honorable Minister was in direct contact with Mr. Iven liu@mindray.com. Mr.Iven Liu visited Fiji in May, 2011 and met with Honorable Minister. On 1st August Mr. Iven Liu enquires about the tender information.

5.   On 2nd August, 2011, Dr. Neil Sharma notifies Mr. Iven Liu and Mr. Apolosi Vosanibola that Quote “Dr. Eloni Tora, Director Hospital Services will be in China for over ten days in mid August to undertake various options on medical supplies, equipment and consumables for our Ministry of Health. Kindly liaise with him so he can inspect some of your factories and further review our laboratory needs”.Unquote

6.   FICAC has established that Dr. Tora’s visit China was purely to visit the factories in concurrence with Mr. Iven Liu and view options on purchasing direct from the manufacturer; however, purchase from the source had never materialized as the order was raised to Mr. Vashu’s company “Hospital Engineering and Consultancy Limited.   

7.   At the time of application of waiver, it is established that Dr. Neil Sharma falsely claimed that they have sourced alternative equipment from China and as a result, Honorable Minister misled the Acting Minister for Finance. Scrutiny of correspondence from Mr. Iven Liu- (In-Vitro Diagnostic Products Asia Pacific) Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co., Limited) reveal that the manufacturer had been waiting on to the tender information.

8.   We found that the Chinese manufacturer had visited Fiji and met with the Ministry of Health officials to look at the possibility of supplying the equipments.

9.   Summary of evidence reveal that Honorable Minister corruptly colluded with Mr. Vashu Devan and Mr. Arveen Chandra and possibly Mr. Aplosi Vosanibola who had signed the letter addressed to Director, Fiji Procurement Office. The letter states consumables figure of F$256,547.27 for Hospineer. Mr. Vosanibola must explain as to how the figure was derived when in the initial bid it was reflected as $39,000.00 and as to why he had used the name “Hospineer”

10.   Telephone call and email messages scrutiny reveal that Dr. Neil Sharma, Mr. Vashu Devan and Mr. Arveen Chandra had been in constant contact and Mr. Arveen Chandra sharing dream that the tender is awarded to Hospineer. (Hospital Engineering Consultancy Limited).
 
11.   Local Purchase orders issued to Samabula Drug Store and Stevero Limited approved by the Minister is unethical, abuse of office and undisclosed conflict of interest. Mr. Rohit Kesho Rambissessar at the time was an appointed Consultant/ Director of FPBS.

12.   It is also established that the Consultant /Director has colluded with the Minister in seeking approval to purchase vitals locally. Upon receipt of the approval LPO’s were issued to his own company names.

FICAC Recommendations

1.     We strongly recommend that the Honorable Minister Dr. Neil Sharma, Mr. Vashu Devan and Mr. Arveen Chandra be charged for collusion, conspiracy, abuse of office and official corruption.

1.1 Dr. Neil Sharma and Mr. Vashu Devan engaged in corrupt conduct by concurring release of confidential summary of price analysis which Mr. Vashu Devan knowingly accepted and used it to his advantage.

2.     Honorable Minister Dr. Neil Sharma and Mr. Rohit Kesho Rambissessar both engaged in corrupt conduct in relation to LPO’S issued to Mr. Rohit Rambissessar’s companies {Samabula Drug Store and Stevro Limited} The request submitted by Mr. Rohit Rambissessar to Honorable Minister Dr. Neil Sharma who approved the purchase knowing that Mr. Rohit Rambissessar at the time was an appointed consultant and owner of these companies.

2.1 Mr. Rohit Rambissessar and Dr Neil Sharma had been close associate for sometime. As a result, both of them have knowingly and deliberately abused their authority.

3.     Acting Chief Pharmacist Mr. Apolosi Vosanibola may be a party to the conspiracy and as such is one of the suspects.
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7 Comments
Chiku
16/9/2015 11:14:17 pm

The list of people who have " obtained financial advantage" in Fiji since the Bainimarama " clean up " coup is a very long one, headed by the coup leader himself and his right hand man Aiyaz Khaiyum and their cronies in the Fiji First Theft Party .

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Albert
17/9/2015 12:30:23 am

The list may be long but possibly shorter than one that could have been made before this government came along.

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And
17/9/2015 12:54:01 am

Wow! What an accomplishment

Saamjo
17/9/2015 03:36:11 am

According to Fijileaks revelations on the MoH scam " one suspect is cousin of Solicitor- General". That is hardly surprising. The Solicitor -General himself is no man of integrity. He is in fact a slimeball with no moral compass who is prepared to go to bed with any scoundrel of a political leader so long as he can feather his nest.

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Only the Truth will Set Us Free
17/9/2015 07:58:29 am

No-one is above the law and if we do the crime, we must all equally do the time. It's sad that Bainimarama and Khaiyum the biggest abusers with over $100milllion still and unrequited in Ministry of Finance for example being the latest in their governments scam, are not before the courts too. Well they say the long arms of the law. Let's see.

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Bahuki
17/9/2015 10:16:24 am

This is bound to happen as it always has that its hard to figure out which one of them is actually corruption-free, which is highly doubtful.

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rajend naidu
18/9/2015 02:35:44 am

Editor,
We learn from The Telegraph report 18/9 that FIFA boss Sepp Blatter's right hand man Jerome Valcke has been suspended following fresh allegations of official corruption. He is being accussed of conspiring to supply thousands of tickets for last years World Cup for sale on the black market. His career as arguably the second most powerful man in football looks set to end in disgrace.
When FIFA corruption scandal was revealed by the US investigators I recall this man denying there was any systemic corruption in FIFA.
Power corrupts and this man was in power as Blatter's right hand man since 2007. His case has all the hallmarks of abuse of office.
It just confirms my own belief that many crooked people are perched in positions of power .
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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