The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Suva High Court for more time to finalise their stance in the money laundering case against three former executives of a major supermarket chain as there were some issues in the disclosures.
The case was called in the Suva High Court this morning before High Court Judge Justice Vinsent Perera.
Abhisaeth Abhimaanu and Kavishay Abhimaanu have pleaded not guilty to the charge while Amrita Anand has pleaded guilty.
They are each charged with one count of money laundering.
Abhisaeth Abhimaanu is the company's former Chief Finance Officer, Kavishay Abhimaanu is the former CEO and Amrita Anand is the former Human Resources Payroll Clerk.
The three allegedly paid additional salaries to themselves which was picked up during an internal audit conducted by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service in 2017.
The matter was then referred to the Criminal Investigations Department's Anti‑Money Laundering Unit.
Abhisaeth Abhimaanu is alleged to have received more than $99,583.33, Kavishay Abhimaanu is alleged to have received $56,250 while Amrita Anand is alleged to have received more than $35,250.
Their has extended their bail.
They will now appear on the 7th of next month.
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