A 26‑year‑old former Fiji Development Bank officer charged with corruption related offences has been released on bail by the Suva Magistrates Court.
Joji Cavalevu has been charged with one count of obtaining a financial advantage of $4,000.
Cavalevu between the 1st of October 2017 to the 31st of October 2018 is alleged to have approved the loan of a person which resulted in him obtaining a financial advantage of $4,000.
He is also charged with an alternative count of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
It is alleged that between the same dates Cavalevu obtained a financial advantage of $4,000 by deceiving the man who’s loan he had approved by telling him that he would have to remit $5,000 to the bank as bank fees upon disbursement.
Cavalevu is released on strict bail conditions where he is to report to his nearest FICAC office and a travel ban has also been imposed on him.
The matter has been adjourned to the 27th of February next year.
