Khan’s bail extended

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 SUSPENDED Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) Director, Shameem Khan had his bail extended by the Suva Magistrate Court today.

Mr Khan appeared before Magistrate Deepika Prakash charged with  a count each of  abuse of office and general dishonesty causing loss.

In court, Ms Prakash made a ruling for the case to be transferred to the High Court in Suva following a motion filed earlier by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption(FICAC) for the matter to be heard before the High Court in Suva.

It is alleged that  between January 1, 2016, to May 5, 2017, was employed  in the public service as the chief ethical standard unit officer and the director intelligence, compliance and investigations, respectively, at the Fiji Revenue and Customs Services, Mr Khan made an arbitrary act for the purpose of gain in abuse of the authority of his office, namely prepared an investigation report with false contents and thereby preventing FRCS in obtaining revenue in the sum of $4,118,994.08.

He is also alleged during the same period, dishonestly caused a risk of loss to the FRCS  in the sum $4,118,994.08 and he knew that the loss would occur or that there was a substantial risk of the loss occurring.

Ms Prakash the prosecution had stated various reasons in their affidavits for the matter to be transferred.

She said the prosecution offered  that there were voluminous documents involved and trial could take few weeks or months and the nature of the high public office held by Mr Khan.

She added in response, the defence had opposed the motion on the grounds that there was a delay by the prosecution in filling the application for transfer as one of their reasons.

She gave 28 days’ time for Mr Khan to appeal the ruling.

The case has been adjourned to August 1.

 

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