Fiji Sports Council Executive Chairman Paul Yee has today confirmed that former Co-Chair of the Fiji Sports Council Rajendra Chaudhry is no longer on the board.
Yee said they were informed about the decision by the Sports Ministry.
"As of now he’s no longer a member of the board. This was confirmed to us by the Ministry for Youth and Sport in the last couple of weeks." Yee
However, Yee is tightlipped on who gave the directive.
"I cannot comment on that. I just got instructions to tell me that he is no longer on board. I took it on that value that he has been asked to move aside from the board." Yee
Yee also confirmed that a replacement for Chaudhry will be made in due course but that will be a joint decision with other Board members.
Chaudhry had earlier announced that he was stepping aside from the co-Chairman's post until his case against FICAC comes to an end. Chaudhry had, on April 16th, 2008, been charged by FICAC with obstructing an officer in the execution of her duty when he allegedly denied FICAC officer Loraini Seru interviewing access to Fiji Sports Council's Losalini Waqausa. The case was dismissed by Magistrate Angela Wati who said that Chaudhry had no case to answer to.
