A former employee of the Energy Fiji Limited who is facing corruption related charges appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday.
Ravind Narayan is charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) with one count of abuse of office and one count of causing A Loss.
It is alleged that between February 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019 while being employed as the Unit Leader Substation, Mr Narayan abused his authority by way of disposing of transformers without the approval of Energy Fiji Limited.
Furthermore, it is alleged that between February 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019 dishonestly caused a loss to Energy Fiji Limited by disposing of transformers without following the due tender processes and knowing that the loss will occur to Energy Fiji Limited.
In the second case, Mr Narayan is charged by the FICAC with one count of causing a loss and one count of giving false information.
In the first count it is alleged that between April 10, 2017 and July 26, 2018, Mr Narayan dishonestly caused a loss to Energy Fiji Limited by facilitating false payments to a private company for works which were not done in the sum of $15,000.
In the second count it is alleged that he submitted a requisition form to a public servant which contained information that he knew to be false.
The accused was granted bail on strict conditions and was ordered to report to the FICAC Office on the last Friday of every month between 8am to 4pm.
He was also ordered to surrender all travel documents, not allowed to apply for a new passport until the conclusion of the case, not to re-offend whilst on bail and not to change his residential address without prior approval from the Court.
The matter is adjourned to December 7, 2021.
