Former Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, who is charged with allegedly approving the government to pay the taxes of former Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem without the proper approval of the Constitutional Offices Commission and the President, will now re-appear in the Suva Magistrates Court on the 9th of April.
Sayed-Khaiyum’s bail has been extended by Magistrate Namrata Mishra.
Sayed-Khaiyum’s charge relates to a report lodged by the Acting Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa.
It is alleged that Sayed-Khaiyum between June 30th and July 12th 2022, while being the Acting Prime Minister, signed a Deed of Variation and Addendum between the Government and the then Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem.
Meanwhile Saneem who is charged with one count of receiving a corrupt benefit, had his bail extended by the Suva Magistrates Court.
Magistrate Namrata Mishra has adjourned his case to 9th April.
It is alleged that between the 1st of June 2022 and the 31st of July 2022, while being employed as the Supervisor of Elections, Saneem without lawful authority and reasonable excuse, asked for, and obtained a benefit for himself, that is, the approval and payment of deductible tax relief of more than $50,000 on his back pay from a senior Government official.
